3.0.0 2352 2023-01-15T04:48:54Z 2023-01-15T04:48:54Z Senate S S 2004-04-27 108 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-04-27T22:10:27Z American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act 108 857 HR 2003-03-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Related bill CRS 2004-04-27 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2004-04-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4432-4433) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-04-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV N L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2004-04-27 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2004-04-27 True I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2004-04-27 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2004-04-27 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2004-05-04 False L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2004-05-06 False A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2004-05-11 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2004-07-15 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2004-07-21 False G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2004-09-14 False S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2004-11-16 False Animals Agriculture and Food Arrest Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Euthanasia Export controls Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Forfeiture Grants-in-aid Health Horses Import restrictions International Affairs Law Marshall Islands Meat Meat packing industry Micronesia Oceania Palau Islands Protection of animals Searches and seizures Surety and fidelity Tax-exempt organizations Taxation Veterinary medicine Warrants (Law) Animals 00 2004-04-27 Introduced in Senate 2004-05-07T20:13:20Z The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2004 - Prohibits a person from: (1) slaughtering a horse for human consumption; (2) importing to, or exporting from, the United States horseflesh or horses for human consumption; (3) selling, bartering, transferring, receiving, or distributing horseflesh or horses for human consumption; or (4) soliciting or knowingly causing any such actions.

Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) criminal and civil penalties; (2) enforcement authority of the Secretary of Agriculture; (3) placement of confiscated horses; (4) euthanasia of unplaceable or severely injured or diseased horses; (4) funding of animal rescue facilities; and (5) exemptions.

]]> American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2004 Display Title American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to prevent the slaughter of horses in and from the United States for human consumption by prohibiting the slaughter of horses for human consumption and by prohibiting the trade and transport of horseflesh and live horses intended for human consumption, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-04-27T04:00:00Z 2004-04-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.