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H.R. 1400 116th Congress House

Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2019

Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels sta… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2019 Introduced by: Steve Cohen Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCivil actions and liabilityMammalsMotor carriers
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Feb 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 27, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E216)
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 28, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2019

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 92
All 92 Democratic 74 Republican 2
Luria, Elaine
· Mar 4, 2020
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Feb 25, 2020
Demings, Val
· Feb 14, 2020
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Feb 11, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Feb 11, 2020
Lamb, Conor
· Feb 7, 2020
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 7, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 5, 2020
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 5, 2020
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Feb 3, 2020
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jan 28, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jan 27, 2020
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 27, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 27, 2020
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jan 16, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 16, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jan 15, 2020
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jan 13, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 13, 2020
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Jan 10, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 9, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 9, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 9, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jan 9, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 8, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Dec 9, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Nov 21, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Nov 19, 2019
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Oct 17, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 11, 2019
DOYLE, MIKE
· Sep 10, 2019
Lipinski, Daniel
· Sep 9, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Aug 30, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jul 24, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jul 15, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 11, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jul 9, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jul 9, 2019
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 3, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 3, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · May 30, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 24, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 8, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · May 8, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1400: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1400/
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"H.R. 1400: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1400/.
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H.R. 1400, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1400/.
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