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HR 4241 118th 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 2023

Introduced: June 21, 2023 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
Jun 21, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2023

This bill prohibits a person from transporting a horse in interstate commerce in a motor vehicle that contains two or more levels stacked on top of one another. Vehicles operated exclusively on a rail or rails are excluded from the prohibition.

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

What's happening now June 23, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 77
All 77 Democratic 63 Republican 1
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jun 3, 2024
Porter, Katie
· Feb 23, 2024
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Sep 12, 2023
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Aug 25, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Jul 26, 2023
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jul 25, 2023
 D
Scholten, Hillary J.
Michigan · Jul 25, 2023
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jun 30, 2023
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 30, 2023
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Jun 30, 2023
Allred, Colin
· Jun 21, 2023
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 21, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jun 21, 2023
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 21, 2023
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jun 21, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 21, 2023
Cartwright, Matt
· Jun 21, 2023
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jun 21, 2023
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jun 21, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 21, 2023
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 21, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jun 21, 2023
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 21, 2023
Kilmer, Derek
· Jun 21, 2023
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jun 21, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· Jun 21, 2023
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 21, 2023
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2023
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Jun 21, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4241: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4241/
MLA
"H.R. 4241: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4241/.
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H.R. 4241, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4241/.
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