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S. 311 (110th)

A bill to amend 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, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

17 January 2007

Last action

14 November 2007 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 488.

Sponsors

Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL]

Subjects

Agriculture

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6 December 2025

Agriculture

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 17 January 2007

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 January 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 April 2007

    Reported

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  4. 14 November 2007

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 488.

    Source: Calendars

  5. 14 November 2007

    Reported

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye without amendment. With written report No. 110-229.

    Source: Committee

  6. 14 November 2007

    Reported

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye without amendment. With written report No. 110-229.

    Source: Committee

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  • Reported to Senate (text)

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