3.0.0 2175 2023-01-11T15:47:58Z 2023-01-11T15:47:58Z House H HR 2007-05-03 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2007-05-03T18:24:33Z Referred to 2007-05-03T14:09:10Z 2007-05-03 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2007-05-03 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-05-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001045 Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] BART STUPAK D MI 1 N W000413 Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] EDWARD WHITFIELD R KY 1 2007-05-03 True Sports and Recreation Animals Athletes Civil actions and liability Commerce Contracts Drug abuse Drug testing Drugs and athletes Gambling Horse racing Horses Labor and Employment Law Protection of animals Steroids Workers' compensation Sports and Recreation 00 2007-05-03 Introduced in House 2007-07-24T19:27:18Z Jockeys' Insurance Fairness Act - Amends the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to add as conditions for the acceptance of interstate off-track wagers by an off-track betting system that: (1) a consenting host racing associations’s agreement with the horseman’s group must provide that such group shall pay not less than 50% of the amount it receives to the host racing commission for the purpose of offering insurance coverage for professional jockeys, exercise riders, and backside personnel and trainers (except where such persons are included in a state worker’s compensation program); and (2) the consenting host racing commission must agree to offer such insurance. Defines "insurance coverage" to mean health and injury insurance for jockeys, exercise riders, and backside personnel and trainers who are employed or under contract for training or horse racing in the state of the host racing association and who may be injured in the performance of their official duties.

Allows a jockey, exercise rider, or trainer or other backside personnel to bring a civil action for a violation of this Act.

Prohibits a person from entering a horse in any race that is the subject of an interstate off-track wager if such horse has been given anabolic steroids. Requires the appropriate host racing commission to develop procedures for and administer testing for anabolic steroids.

]]> Jockeys' Insurance Fairness Act Display Title Jockeys' Insurance Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to require, as a condition to the consent for off-track wagering, that horsemen's groups and host racing commissions offer insurance coverage for professional jockeys and other horseracing personnel, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Jockeys' Insurance Fairness Act Introduced in House 2007-05-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2175ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2175ih.xml 2007-05-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. 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.