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Horse Protection Amendments Act

Introduced: March 2, 2017 Introduced by: DesJarlais, Scott Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Mar 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 2, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Horse Protection Amendments Act

This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to replace the Designated Qualified Persons program responsible for inspecting horses for soring with a new inspection system. (The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness.)

The Department of Agriculture must establish a single Horse Industry Organization (HIO) in order to establish a formal affiliation with the management of each horse sale, horse exhibition, and horse sale or auction, appoint inspectors to conduct inspections, and otherwise ensure compliance with the Horse Protection Act.

The Commissioners of Agriculture for Tennessee and Kentucky must appoint individuals to the HIO. Those individuals must appoint individuals representing the Tennessee Walking Horse industry.

What's happening now March 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Mar 2, 2017
Black, Diane
· Mar 2, 2017
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Mar 2, 2017
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1338: Horse Protection Amendments Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1338/
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"H.R. 1338: Horse Protection Amendments Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1338/.
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H.R. 1338, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1338/.
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[H.R. 1338: Horse Protection Amendments Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1338/)
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