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S 1915 109th Congress Senate

Virgie S. Arden American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 26, 2006 See on congress.gov
Animals Agriculture and FoodArts, Culture, ReligionAuctionsAuthorization
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CommerceCrime and Law EnforcementDepartment of AgricultureEconomics and Public FinanceExhibitionsFines (Penalties)Government Operations and PoliticsHorsesLawMeat packing industryProtection of animalsSearches and seizuresTransportation and Public Works
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 25, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Oct 25, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11824-11825)
Oct 25, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 25, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Virgie S. Arden American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act - Amends the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to detain for examination, testing, or the taking of evidence: (1) any horse at any horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction which is sore or which the Secretary has probable cause to believe is sore; and (2) any horse or other equine which the Secretary has probable cause to believe is being shipped, transported, moved, delivered, received, possessed, purchased, sold, or donated in violation of such prohibition.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Nov 13, 2006
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 14, 2006
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 6, 2006
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 26, 2006
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jun 14, 2006
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 29, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1915: Virgie S. Arden American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1915/
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"S. 1915: Virgie S. Arden American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1915/.
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S. 1915, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1915/.
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