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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: January 17, 2007 See on congress.gov

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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

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.

What's happening now November 14, 2007

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

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