United States · Bill · S
S. 1915 (109th)
Virgie S. Arden American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
Introduced
25 October 2005
Last action
25 October 2005 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Virgie S. Arden American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act - 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 which is sore or which the Secretary has probable cause to believe is sore; and (2) any horse or other equine which the Secretary has probable cause to believe is being shipped, transported, moved, delivered, received, possessed, purchased, sold, or donated in violation of such prohibition.
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Timeline
25 October 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
25 October 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11824-11825)
Source: IntroReferral
25 October 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 25 October 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1915
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1915
- us · 109-s-1915 · source updated 6 December 2025