HR 3090 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

PAST Act of 2023

Introduced May 5, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Brian K. Fitzpatrick R-PA

Latest action · May 12, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

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.

IntroducedMay 5, 2023
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2023 or the PAST Act of 2023

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.

Cosponsors 248

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 5, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024; 184 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff	Original	May 5, 2023
D-WA	Adam Smith	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NY	Adriano Espaillat	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Ami Bera	Original	May 5, 2023
D-IN	André Carson	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NJ	Andy Kim	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MN	Angie Craig	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MA	Ayanna Pressley	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MN	Betty McCollum	Original	May 5, 2023
D-IL	Bill Foster	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.	Original	May 5, 2023
R-FL	Bill Posey	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson Coleman	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Brad Sherman	Original	May 5, 2023
D-IL	Bradley Scott Schneider	Original	May 5, 2023
D-PA	Brendan F. Boyle	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NY	Brian Higgins	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MD	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger	Original	May 5, 2023
D-ME	Chellie Pingree	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NH	Chris Pappas	Original	May 5, 2023
D-PA	Chrissy Houlahan	Original	May 5, 2023
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith	Original	May 5, 2023
D-PA	Christopher R. Deluzio	Original	May 5, 2023
R-NY	Claudia Tenney	Original	May 5, 2023
D-TX	Colin Z. Allred	Original	May 5, 2023
R-PA	Daniel Meuser	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MI	Daniel T. Kildee	Original	May 5, 2023
D-IL	Danny K. Davis	Original	May 5, 2023
D-FL	Darren Soto	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MD	David J. Trone	Original	May 5, 2023
D-RI	David N. Cicilline	Original	May 5, 2023
R-OH	David P. Joyce	Original	May 5, 2023
R-AZ	David Schweikert	Original	May 5, 2023
D-GA	David Scott	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MI	Debbie Dingell	Original	May 5, 2023
D-FL	Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NC	Deborah K. Ross	Original	May 5, 2023
D-WA	Derek Kilmer	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NV	Dina Titus	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NJ	Donald Norcross	Original	May 5, 2023
D-VA	Donald S. Beyer, Jr.	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Doris O. Matsui	Original	May 5, 2023
D-PA	Dwight Evans	Original	May 5, 2023
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer	Original	May 5, 2023
D-HI	Ed Case	Original	May 5, 2023
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MI	Elissa Slotkin	Original	May 5, 2023
D-IL	Eric Sorensen	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Eric Swalwell	Original	May 5, 2023
D-FL	Frederica S. Wilson	Original	May 5, 2023
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NY	Grace Meng	Original	May 5, 2023
D-OH	Greg Landsman	Original	May 5, 2023
D-AZ	Greg Stanton	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MP	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks	Original	May 5, 2023
R-PA	Guy Reschenthaler	Original	May 5, 2023
D-WI	Gwen Moore	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MI	Haley M. Stevens	Original	May 5, 2023
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.	Original	May 5, 2023
D-TX	Henry Cuellar	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MI	Hillary J. Scholten	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MA	Jake Auchincloss	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CT	James A. Himes	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MD	Jamie Raskin	Original	May 5, 2023
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Jared Huffman	Original	May 5, 2023
D-FL	Jared Moskowitz	Original	May 5, 2023
D-TX	Jasmine Crockett	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CO	Jason Crow	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NJ	Jefferson Van Drew	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler	Original	May 5, 2023
D-IL	Jesús G. "Chuy" García	Original	May 5, 2023
D-HI	Jill N. Tokuda	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Jimmy Gomez	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Jimmy Panetta	Original	May 5, 2023
D-TX	Joaquin Castro	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CT	Joe Courtney	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CO	Joe Neguse	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CT	John B. Larson	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MD	John P. Sarbanes	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NY	Joseph D. Morelle	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NJ	Josh Gottheimer	Original	May 5, 2023
D-OH	Joyce Beatty	Original	May 5, 2023
R-AZ	Juan Ciscomani	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Juan Vargas	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Judy Chu	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Julia Brownley	Original	May 5, 2023
D-FL	Kathy Castor	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Katie Porter	Original	May 5, 2023
R-CO	Ken Buck	Original	May 5, 2023
R-CA	Ken Calvert	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Kevin Mullin	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MD	Kweisi Mfume	Original	May 5, 2023
R-TX	Lance Gooden	Original	May 5, 2023
R-FL	Laurel M. Lee	Original	May 5, 2023
D-IL	Lauren Underwood	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Linda T. Sánchez	Original	May 5, 2023
D-DE	Lisa Blunt Rochester	Original	May 5, 2023
R-MI	Lisa C. McClain	Original	May 5, 2023
D-TX	Lizzie Fletcher	Original	May 5, 2023
D-TX	Lloyd Doggett	Original	May 5, 2023
R-PA	Lloyd Smucker	Original	May 5, 2023
D-FL	Lois Frankel	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MA	Lori Trahan	Original	May 5, 2023
D-GA	Lucy McBath	Original	May 5, 2023
D-PA	Madeleine Dean	Original	May 5, 2023
D-TX	Marc A. Veasey	Original	May 5, 2023
D-OH	Marcy Kaptur	Original	May 5, 2023
R-FL	Maria Elvira Salazar	Original	May 5, 2023
D-WA	Marilyn Strickland	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Mark DeSaulnier	Original	May 5, 2023
D-WI	Mark Pocan	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Mark Takano	Original	May 5, 2023
D-PA	Mary Gay Scanlon	Original	May 5, 2023
D-PA	Matt Cartwright	Original	May 5, 2023
R-NY	Michael Lawler	Original	May 5, 2023
R-FL	Michael Waltz	Original	May 5, 2023
R-OH	Mike Carey	Original	May 5, 2023
R-PA	Mike Kelly	Original	May 5, 2023
D-IL	Mike Quigley	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Mike Thompson	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NJ	Mikie Sherrill	Original	May 5, 2023
D-KY	Morgan McGarvey	Original	May 5, 2023
R-SC	Nancy Mace	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Nanette Diaz Barragán	Original	May 5, 2023
R-NY	Nicole Malliotakis	Original	May 5, 2023
D-GA	Nikema Williams	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Norma J. Torres	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NY	Nydia M. Velázquez	Original	May 5, 2023
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NY	Paul Tonko	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Pete Aguilar	Original	May 5, 2023
D-WA	Pramila Jayapal	Original	May 5, 2023
D-IL	Raja Krishnamoorthi	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MI	Rashida Tlaib	Original	May 5, 2023
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Raul Ruiz	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MA	Richard E. Neal	Original	May 5, 2023
R-NC	Richard Hudson	Original	May 5, 2023
D-WA	Rick Larsen	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NY	Ritchie Torres	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Ro Khanna	Original	May 5, 2023
D-VA	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Robert Garcia	Original	May 5, 2023
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman	Original	May 5, 2023
D-IL	Robin L. Kelly	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CT	Rosa L. DeLauro	Original	May 5, 2023
D-AZ	Ruben Gallego	Original	May 5, 2023
R-ID	Russ Fulcher	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Salud O. Carbajal	Original	May 5, 2023
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Sara Jacobs	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Scott H. Peters	Original	May 5, 2023
D-IL	Sean Casten	Original	May 5, 2023
D-RI	Seth Magaziner	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MA	Seth Moulton	Original	May 5, 2023
D-KS	Sharice Davids	Original	May 5, 2023
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	Original	May 5, 2023
D-OH	Shontel M. Brown	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MI	Shri Thanedar	Original	May 5, 2023
D-VI	Stacey E. Plaskett	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch	Original	May 5, 2023
D-TN	Steve Cohen	Original	May 5, 2023
D-PA	Susan Wild	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NV	Susie Lee	Original	May 5, 2023
D-WA	Suzan K. DelBene	Original	May 5, 2023
D-OR	Suzanne Bonamici	Original	May 5, 2023
D-TX	Sylvia R. Garcia	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Ted Lieu	Original	May 5, 2023
D-CA	Tony Cárdenas	Original	May 5, 2023
D-LA	Troy A. Carter	Original	May 5, 2023
D-NC	Valerie P. Foushee	Original	May 5, 2023
R-FL	Vern Buchanan	Original	May 5, 2023
D-TX	Veronica Escobar	Original	May 5, 2023
D-MA	William R. Keating	Original	May 5, 2023
R-CA	Young Kim	Original	May 5, 2023
D-WA	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez		May 10, 2023
D-NC	Jeff Jackson		May 18, 2023
D-NC	Alma S. Adams		May 24, 2023
R-NY	Anthony D'Esposito		May 24, 2023
D-VT	Becca Balint		May 24, 2023
D-CO	Brittany Pettersen		May 24, 2023
R-FL	Carlos A. Gimenez		May 24, 2023
D-NY	Daniel S. Goldman		May 24, 2023
D-CO	Diana DeGette		May 24, 2023
R-NE	Don Bacon		May 24, 2023
D-OH	Emilia Strong Sykes		May 24, 2023
D-NM	Gabe Vasquez		May 24, 2023
D-MN	Ilhan Omar		May 24, 2023
D-CA	J. Luis Correa		May 24, 2023
D-CT	Jahana Hayes		May 24, 2023
D-CA	Josh Harder		May 24, 2023
D-WA	Kim Schrier		May 24, 2023
R-OH	Michael R. Turner		May 24, 2023
D-CA	Mike Levin		May 24, 2023
D-OR	Val T. Hoyle		May 24, 2023
D-NY	Yvette D. Clarke		May 24, 2023
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren		May 24, 2023
D-IN	Frank J. Mrvan		Aug 8, 2023
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.		Aug 8, 2023
D-NC	Kathy E. Manning		Aug 8, 2023
D-NM	Melanie A. Stansbury		Aug 8, 2023
D-NV	Steven Horsford		Aug 8, 2023
D-CO	Yadira Caraveo		Aug 8, 2023
R-NY	Nick LaLota		Aug 22, 2023
R-CA	Kevin Kiley		Sep 8, 2023
D-OR	Andrea Salinas		Oct 10, 2023
D-MO	Emanuel Cleaver		Oct 10, 2023
D-NY	Patrick Ryan		Oct 13, 2023
D-VA	Jennifer Wexton		Oct 18, 2023
D-IL	Delia C. Ramirez		Nov 7, 2023
R-CA	Mike Garcia		Nov 8, 2023
D-PA	Summer L. Lee		Nov 8, 2023
D-IL	Nikki Budzinski		Nov 13, 2023
D-NM	Teresa Leger Fernandez		Nov 13, 2023
R-UT	John R. Curtis		Nov 14, 2023
D-TX	Al Green		Nov 15, 2023
R-TX	Troy E. Nehls		Nov 29, 2023
D-CA	John Garamendi		Nov 30, 2023
D-NJ	Robert Menendez		Nov 30, 2023
D-MD	Glenn Ivey		Dec 6, 2023
D-MN	Dean Phillips		Dec 12, 2023
D-RI	Gabe Amo		Dec 12, 2023
R-NJ	Thomas H. Kean, Jr.		Dec 12, 2023
D-NC	Wiley Nickel		Dec 12, 2023
D-MD	Steny H. Hoyer		Dec 13, 2023
D-VA	Jennifer L. McClellan		Dec 19, 2023
D-MO	Cori Bush		Dec 22, 2023
D-CA	Maxine Waters		Dec 22, 2023
D-TX	Vicente Gonzalez		Dec 22, 2023
D-IL	Jonathan L. Jackson		Jan 10, 2024
D-VA	Abigail Davis Spanberger		Jan 25, 2024
D-NY	Thomas R. Suozzi		Apr 2, 2024
R-FL	Scott Franklin		May 14, 2024
D-NY	Timothy M. Kennedy		Jul 9, 2024
D-NY	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez		Aug 20, 2024
R-NY	Marcus J. Molinaro		Sep 24, 2024
D-FL	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick		Sep 27, 2024
D-FL	Maxwell Frost		Oct 29, 2024
D-CA	Sydney Kamlager-Dove		Dec 11, 2024

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred May 5, 2023
	Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee	Referred May 12, 2023

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 12, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
May 5, 2023Introduced in House
May 5, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: House Protection

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 77, May 5, 2023, page H2137.

Printed hearings 2

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

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 118-19	HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE HONORABLE THOMAS J. VILSACK, SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE253 pages	Agriculture Committee	Feb 14, 2024
Serial No. 118-18	MEMBER DAY1,004 pages	Agriculture Committee	Dec 6, 2023

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 4004	PAST Act of 2024	Related bill	Mar 20, 2024

Titles 3

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: PAST Act of 2023; Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2023

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

May 5, 2023Introduced in House

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