Racehorse Doping Ban Act of 2019
United States116th CongressS-1488Senate
Updated: May 15, 2019
Summary
Racehorse Doping Ban Act of 2019 This bill requires that there be an independent anti-doping organization with responsibility for ensuring the integrity and safety of horse races that are the subject of interstate off-track wagers. The bill prescribes conditions under which such organization may (1) suspend the period a person is excluded from participation, and (2) permit the use of furosemide in a horse participating in such a race during the two-year period following this bill's enactment. A host racing association may conduct a horse race that is the subject of an interstate off-track wager, and an interstate off-track wager may be accepted by an off-track betting system, only if consent is obtained from such organization. Such organization must ensure that all costs incurred in carrying out its duties are defrayed pursuant to agreements for such consent.
Bill texts
All available records shown.
Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2889-2890)
Senate
All available records shown.