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HR 503 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Animal protection and human-animal relationships Crimes against animals and natural resources Criminal procedure and sentencing Mammals

Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009

Introduced: January 14, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 14, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 14, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009 - 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 any horse, 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.

What's happening now March 16, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 53
All 53 Democratic 39 Republican 7
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Calvert, Ken
California · Dec 21, 2010
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 22, 2010
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 20, 2010
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 20, 2010
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 14, 2010
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Feb 9, 2010
Adler, John
· Dec 16, 2009
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 16, 2009
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 16, 2009
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Dec 15, 2009
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Nov 18, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 27, 2009
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 13, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Oct 13, 2009
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 1, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 14, 2009
McMahon, Michael
· Jun 23, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 23, 2009
Cao, Anh
· Jun 15, 2009
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 11, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 8, 2009
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 2, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 21, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 30, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 5, 2009
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Mar 3, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 23, 2009
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 23, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 23, 2009
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 23, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Feb 11, 2009
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Feb 4, 2009
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jan 28, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jan 27, 2009
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jan 27, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 26, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 14, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 14, 2009
Klein, Ron
· Jan 14, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 14, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 14, 2009
Mitchell, Harry
· Jan 14, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 14, 2009
Murphy, Patrick
· Jan 14, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 14, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 14, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 14, 2009
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 14, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 503: Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-503/
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"H.R. 503: Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-503/.
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H.R. 503, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-503/.
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