HR 5441 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

PAST Act of 2022

Introduced Sep 30, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Steve Cohen D-TN

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Latest action · Nov 15, 2022 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 30, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNov 14, 2022
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2022 or the PAST Act of 2022

This bill addresses the practice of soring horses. The soring of horses includes various actions taken on horses' limbs to produce higher gaits that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness.

Specifically, the bill expands soring regulation and enforcement at horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions, including by establishing a new system for inspecting horses for soring. In addition, the bill increases penalties for violations.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 478Passed304–111Nov 14, 2022

Cosponsors 263

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 30, 2021 to Nov 7, 2022; 212 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-ILAdam KinzingerOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-TXAl GreenOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NJAndy KimOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NYAntonio DelgadoOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-ILBill FosterOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalSep 30, 2021
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NHChris PappasOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-TXColin Z. AllredOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-PAConor LambOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-IACynthia AxneOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-PADaniel MeuserOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-OHDavid P. JoyceOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-GADavid ScottOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NVDina TitusOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-NEDon BaconOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-PADwight EvansOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-HIEd CaseOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-VAElaine G. LuriaOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-PAFred KellerOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-MIFred UptonOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NYGrace MengOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-AZGreg StantonOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-COJason CrowOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-NEJeff FortenberryOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-VAJennifer WextonOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-NYJohn KatkoOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAJosh HarderOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAKaren BassOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-TXKay GrangerOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-COKen BuckOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-TXLizzie FletcherOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MALori TrahanOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-GALucy McBathOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-ILMarie NewmanOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-NVMark E. AmodeiOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-WIMark PocanOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-FLMichael WaltzOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-PAMike KellyOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NJMikie SherrillOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CARaul RuizOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-WARick LarsenOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CARo KhannaOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-WIRon KindOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CASara JacobsOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-ILSean CastenOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-KSSharice DavidsOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-PASusan WildOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-NCTed BuddOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CATed LieuOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-OHTim RyanOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NJTom MalinowskiOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-AZTom O'HalleranOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-NYTom ReedOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalSep 30, 2021
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalSep 30, 2021
D-FLCharlie CristOct 12, 2021
R-CADarrell IssaOct 12, 2021
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOct 12, 2021
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOct 12, 2021
D-TXHenry CuellarOct 12, 2021
D-MAJake AuchinclossOct 12, 2021
D-CAMike LevinOct 12, 2021
R-FLScott FranklinOct 12, 2021
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOct 15, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarOct 15, 2021
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOct 15, 2021
R-ILRodney DavisOct 15, 2021
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Oct 15, 2021
D-TXFilemon VelaOct 19, 2021
D-WAKim SchrierOct 19, 2021
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOct 21, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOct 22, 2021
R-WIBryan SteilOct 25, 2021
D-CAJimmy GomezOct 25, 2021
D-NYRitchie TorresOct 25, 2021
D-NCKathy E. ManningOct 26, 2021
R-SCNancy MaceOct 26, 2021
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezNov 2, 2021
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceNov 9, 2021
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonNov 9, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsNov 9, 2021
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaNov 9, 2021
D-TXLloyd DoggettNov 12, 2021
R-OHSteve ChabotNov 15, 2021
R-PALloyd SmuckerNov 17, 2021
D-NVSusie LeeNov 17, 2021
R-NJChristopher H. SmithNov 30, 2021
D-GACarolyn BourdeauxDec 8, 2021
R-CAYoung KimDec 9, 2021
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Dec 14, 2021
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonFeb 2, 2022
D-OHShontel M. BrownFeb 22, 2022
R-ARJ. French HillFeb 28, 2022
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettMar 8, 2022
R-VARobert J. WittmanMar 17, 2022
D-TXVicente GonzalezMar 17, 2022
D-MAAyanna PressleyMar 29, 2022
R-IDRuss FulcherMar 30, 2022
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyMay 3, 2022
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickJun 16, 2022
D-INFrank J. MrvanJul 21, 2022
R-TXLance GoodenSep 19, 2022
R-OHMike CareySep 19, 2022
D-CAMaxine WatersOct 25, 2022
R-UTJohn R. CurtisNov 3, 2022
D-MDKweisi MfumeNov 7, 2022

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Sep 30, 2021Markup Sep 21, 2022Reported Nov 14, 2022
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
Referred Oct 1, 2021Markup Jun 23, 2022Reported Jun 23, 2022
SenateCommerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Referred Nov 15, 2022

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 15, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  2. Nov 14, 2022Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-553.
  3. Nov 14, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 397.
  4. Nov 14, 2022Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  5. Nov 14, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8473-8477)
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In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H8473–H8477Text printed H8473Recorded votes H8490enactLists H8491Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5441, Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) ActNotices H8492Estimated budget effects of H.R. 5441, Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) ActBrian K. Fitzpatrick R-PA, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, James Comer R-KY, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, John W. Rose R-TN, Scott DesJarlais R-TN, Steve Cohen D-TNNov 14, 2022
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E754Steve Cohen D-TNJul 19, 2022

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. Nov 17, 2022H.R. 5441, PAST Act of 2021As passed by the House of Representatives on November 14, 2022

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Art. 1, Sec. 8, cl. 3;

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 172, October 1, 2021, page H5592.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 117-87LEGISLATIVE HEARING TO PROTECT CONSUMERS AND STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMY VIA WEBEX251 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeMay 26, 2022

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R47057Preparing for the Next Farm Bill ArchivedReportMar 31, 2022

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2295PAST Act of 2021Identical billJun 24, 2021

Titles 9

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2021
PAST Act of 2021
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
PAST Act of 2021
Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2021
Short Title(s) as Passed House
PAST Act of 2022
Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2022
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2022
PAST Act of 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 15, 2022Referred in Senate
  2. Nov 14, 2022Engrossed in House
  3. Nov 14, 2022Reported in House
  4. Sep 30, 2021Introduced in House

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