Horse Protection Amendments Act

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 2 March 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 March 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 March 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 March 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 2 March 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 2 March 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 2 March 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 March 2017

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Sponsors

• Scott DesJarlais · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] · R · Sponsor
• Diane Black · R · Sponsor
• Marsha Blackburn · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] · R · Sponsor
• JOHN DUNCAN · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] · R · Sponsor
• Brett Guthrie · R · Sponsor
• David Roe · R · Sponsor
• Harold Rogers · R · Sponsor
• Steven Palazzo · R · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Horse Protection Amendments Act
• related to ← Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2015