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HR 4151 109th Congress House Taxation Agricultural credit Agricultural subsidies Agriculture and Food Animal breeding Animals Capital gains tax Depreciation and amortization Disaster loans Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Federally-guaranteed loans Feeds Government lending Horse racing Horses Income tax Livestock Sports and Recreation

Equine Equity Act of 2005

Introduced: October 26, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Oct 26, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 26, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equine Equity Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) treat any race horse as three-year property for depreciation purposes; and (2) reduce to 12 months the holding period for capital gains treatment of horses.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to include horses in livestock assistance, compensation, or feed programs. Amends certain agricultural acts to qualify horses for disaster and other assistance programs.

Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to qualify horse breeders for emergency loans under the agricultural credit program.

What's happening now October 26, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1528 Related bill Equine Equity Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Oct 26, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4151: Equine Equity Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4151/
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"H.R. 4151: Equine Equity Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4151/.
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H.R. 4151, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4151/.
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