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S 727 111th Congress Senate 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: March 26, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Mar 26, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3926)
Mar 26, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3925-3926)
Mar 26, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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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 26, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3926)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 503 Identical bill Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Nov 18, 2009
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Oct 15, 2009
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 8, 2009
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Aug 4, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 14, 2009
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 26, 2009
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 26, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 727: Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-727/
MLA
"S. 727: Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-727/.
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S. 727, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-727/.
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