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American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011

Introduced: December 6, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Oct 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Sep 26, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Sep 19, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 19, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 - 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 the cap on the amount of appropriations that may be used to carry out such Act.

What's happening now October 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 92
All 92 Democratic 42 Republican 2
Chandler, Ben
· Jun 5, 2012
Altmire, Jason
· Apr 24, 2012
Coffman, Mike
· Feb 15, 2012
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Feb 2, 2012
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jan 25, 2012
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 25, 2012
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 25, 2012
Sutton, Betty
· Jan 25, 2012
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· Jan 25, 2012
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Dec 19, 2011
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Dec 19, 2011
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 16, 2011
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Dec 16, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Dec 16, 2011
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 16, 2011
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 16, 2011
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 14, 2011
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Dec 14, 2011
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Dec 14, 2011
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Dec 14, 2011
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Dec 13, 2011
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Dec 13, 2011
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Dec 12, 2011
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Dec 12, 2011
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Dec 12, 2011
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Dec 6, 2011
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Dec 6, 2011
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 2, 2011
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Dec 2, 2011
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Dec 2, 2011
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Dec 1, 2011
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Dec 1, 2011
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 1, 2011
Roskam, Peter
· Nov 30, 2011
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 29, 2011
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Nov 29, 2011
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 29, 2011
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Nov 17, 2011
Meehan, Patrick
· Nov 17, 2011
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Nov 16, 2011
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 3, 2011
Marino, Tom
· Nov 3, 2011
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 1, 2011
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Oct 25, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 25, 2011
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 24, 2011
JACKSON, JESSE
· Oct 24, 2011
LOWEY, NITA
· Oct 24, 2011
BERMAN, HOWARD
· Oct 14, 2011
BRADY, ROBERT
· Oct 12, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2966: American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2966/
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"H.R. 2966: American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2966/.
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H.R. 2966, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2966/.
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