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Horse Protection Amendments Act

Introduced: September 9, 2019 Introduced by: DesJarlais, Scott Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Feb 13, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Horse Protection Amendments Act

This bill addresses the protection of horses. Specifically, the bill replaces 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, and appoint inspectors to conduct inspections.

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 February 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Republican 12
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Sep 9, 2019
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Sep 9, 2019
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · May 1, 2019
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Feb 13, 2019
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Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Feb 13, 2019
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Comer, James
Kentucky · Feb 13, 2019
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Feb 13, 2019
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Green, Mark E.
Texas · Feb 13, 2019
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Feb 13, 2019
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Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Feb 13, 2019
Roe, David
· Feb 13, 2019
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Feb 13, 2019
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Rose, John W.
Tennessee · Feb 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1157: Horse Protection Amendments Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1157/
MLA
"H.R. 1157: Horse Protection Amendments Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1157/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1157, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1157/.
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[H.R. 1157: Horse Protection Amendments Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1157/)
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