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S 311 110th Congress Senate

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…

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: October 18, 2007 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
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This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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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Became law
Nov 14, 2007
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 488.
Nov 14, 2007
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye without amendment. With written report No. 110-229.
Apr 25, 2007
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 17, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 17, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 14, 2007

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 488.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

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 that is sore or which the Secretary has probable cause to believe is sore; and (2) any horse or other equine that the Secretary has probable cause to believe is being shipped, transported, moved, delivered, received, possessed, purchased, sold, or donated in violation of such prohibition.

Increases appropriations to carry out such Act.

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 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 2, 2007
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 18, 2007
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Oct 18, 2007
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 16, 2007
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 11, 2007
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Feb 5, 2007
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 17, 2007
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jan 17, 2007
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 17, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 311: 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.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-311/
MLA
"S. 311: 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.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-311/.
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S. 311, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-311/.
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