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H.R. 4040 (115th)

Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2017

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Introduced

12 October 2017

Last action

13 October 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Sponsors

Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

Subjects

Transport

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11 August 2025

Transport

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Summary

Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2017 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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Timeline

  1. 12 October 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 October 2017

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1372)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 October 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 12 October 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 13 October 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

    Source: Committee

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