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HR 6598 110th Congress House Animals Agriculture and Food Commerce Crime and Law Enforcement Fines (Penalties) Food industry Horses Protection of animals

Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008

Introduced: July 24, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 2008
House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 3, 2009.
Oct 2, 2008
House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 3, 2008.
Sep 29, 2008
House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 2, 2008.
Sep 28, 2008
Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Agriculture for a period ending not later than Sept. 29, 2008 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(a), rule X.
Sep 28, 2008
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on 110-901, Part I.
Sep 23, 2008
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 23, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 23, 2008
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Jul 25, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 24, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 24, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to three years for possessing, shipping, transporting, purchasing, selling, delivering, or receiving: (1) any horse (i.e., member of the family Equidae) with the intent that it be slaughtered for human consumption; or (2) any horse flesh or carcass with the intent that it be used for human consumption. Reduces the prison term to one year if the offense involves less than five horses or less than 2,000 pounds of horse flesh or carcass and the offender has no prior conviction for this offense.

Requires the Attorney General to provide for the humane placement or disposition of any horse seized in connection with an offense under this Act.

What's happening now October 3, 2008

House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 3, 2009.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 24 Republican 3
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 26, 2008
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 25, 2008
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 25, 2008
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Sep 25, 2008
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 24, 2008
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 24, 2008
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 24, 2008
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 22, 2008
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 22, 2008
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 16, 2008
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 16, 2008
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 15, 2008
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 10, 2008
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 10, 2008
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 10, 2008
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 10, 2008
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 10, 2008
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 8, 2008
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 8, 2008
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 8, 2008
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Aug 1, 2008
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 31, 2008
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 24, 2008
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 24, 2008
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 24, 2008
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 24, 2008
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 24, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6598: Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6598/
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"H.R. 6598: Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6598/.
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