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HR 4040 115th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Animal protection and human-animal relationships Civil actions and liability Mammals Motor carriers Motor vehicles Transportation safety and security

Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2017

Introduced: October 12, 2017 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Oct 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Oct 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 12, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1372)
Oct 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2017

This bill prohibits a person from transporting a horse in interstate commerce in a motor vehicle (except a vehicle operated exclusively on rail or rails) containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another.

The bill prescribes civil penalties for knowing violations of such prohibition.

What's happening now October 13, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 21 Republican 2
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Dec 20, 2018
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Dec 19, 2017
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 23, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 23, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 12, 2017
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 12, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 12, 2017
Esty, Elizabeth
· Oct 12, 2017
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 12, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Oct 12, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 12, 2017
McSally, Martha
· Oct 12, 2017
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 12, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Oct 12, 2017
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4040: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4040/
MLA
"H.R. 4040: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4040/.
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H.R. 4040, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4040/.
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