United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2966 (112th)
American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011
Introduced
19 September 2011
Last action
4 October 2011 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Sponsors
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50], Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13], Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to detain for examination, testing, or the taking of evidence: (1) any horse at any horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction that is sore or which the Secretary has probable cause to believe is sore; and (2) any horse or other equine that the Secretary has probable cause to believe is being shipped, transported, moved, delivered, received, possessed, purchased, sold, or donated in violation of such prohibition. Increases the cap on the amount of appropriations that may be used to carry out such Act.
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Timeline
19 September 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 September 2011
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
19 September 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 September 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Source: Committee
4 October 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 19 September 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2966
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2966
- us · 112-hr-2966 · source updated 5 December 2025