United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1338 (115th)
Horse Protection Amendments Act
Introduced
2 March 2017
Last action
17 March 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Sponsors
Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4], Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6], Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3], Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5], Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
11 August 2025
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
2 March 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
2 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Horse Protection Amendments Act
- related to ← Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2015
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1338
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1338
- us · 115-hr-1338 · source updated 11 August 2025