HR 503 110th Congress House

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…

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

Introduced: December 6, 2007 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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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

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Feb 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

Jan 17, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

Jan 17, 2007

Introduced in House

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Latest action March 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 4

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee

Cosponsors 41

Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"

Georgia · Jun 10, 2008

Carson, André

Indiana · Jun 3, 2008

Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"

Virginia · Apr 17, 2008

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Apr 1, 2008

Wittman, Robert J.

Virginia · Mar 14, 2008

Bilirakis, Gus M.

Florida · Dec 12, 2007

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Dec 6, 2007

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Oct 18, 2007

Buchanan, Vern

Florida · Sep 27, 2007

Moore, Gwen

Wisconsin · Jun 26, 2007

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Jun 20, 2007

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Jun 14, 2007

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Jun 14, 2007

Waters, Maxine

California · May 7, 2007

Rogers, Harold

Kentucky · Apr 20, 2007

Clarke, Yvette D.

New York · Apr 17, 2007

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Apr 17, 2007

Courtney, Joe

Connecticut · Mar 21, 2007

Welch, Peter

Vermont · Mar 21, 2007

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Feb 13, 2007

DeGette, Diana

Colorado · Feb 13, 2007

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Feb 13, 2007

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2007

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Feb 13, 2007

Green, Al

Texas · Jan 30, 2007

Neal, Richard E.

Massachusetts · Jan 30, 2007

Cleaver, Emanuel

Missouri · Jan 17, 2007

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Jan 17, 2007

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Jan 17, 2007

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Jan 17, 2007

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Jan 17, 2007

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · Jan 17, 2007

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Jan 17, 2007

Matsui, Doris O.

California · Jan 17, 2007

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Jan 17, 2007

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Jan 17, 2007

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · Jan 17, 2007

Sherman, Brad

California · Jan 17, 2007

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Jan 17, 2007

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Jan 17, 2007

Wilson, Joe

South Carolina · Jan 17, 2007

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 503: 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.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-503/

MLA

"H.R. 503: 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.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-503/.

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H.R. 503, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-503/.

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