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S. 1176 (112th)

American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011

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Introduced

9 June 2011

Last action

9 June 2011 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3692-3693)

Sponsors

Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]

Subjects

Agriculture

Source updated

5 December 2025

Agriculture

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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

  1. 9 June 2011

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3692-3693)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 June 2011

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3692)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 9 June 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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