Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
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Horse Protection Amendments Act This bill addresses the protection of horses. Specifically, the bill replaces the Designated Qualified Persons program responsible for inspecting horses for soring with a new inspection system. The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. The Department of Agriculture must establish a single Horse Industry Organization (HIO) in order to establish a formal affiliation with the management of each horse sale, horse exhibition, and horse sale or auction, and appoint inspectors to conduct inspections. The Commissioners of Agriculture for Tennessee and Kentucky must appoint individuals to the HIO. Those individuals must appoint individuals representing the Tennessee Walking Horse industry.
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Horse Protection Amendments Act
USA116th CongressHR-1157| House
| Updated: 2/14/2019
Horse Protection Amendments Act This bill addresses the protection of horses. Specifically, the bill replaces the Designated Qualified Persons program responsible for inspecting horses for soring with a new inspection system. The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. The Department of Agriculture must establish a single Horse Industry Organization (HIO) in order to establish a formal affiliation with the management of each horse sale, horse exhibition, and horse sale or auction, and appoint inspectors to conduct inspections. The Commissioners of Agriculture for Tennessee and Kentucky must appoint individuals to the HIO. Those individuals must appoint individuals representing the Tennessee Walking Horse industry.
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Animals
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsDepartment of AgricultureMammalsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersPublic-private cooperationVeterinary medicine and animal diseases