3.0.0 886 2022-02-03T06:02:26Z 2022-02-03T06:02:26Z Senate S S 2011-05-04 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-05-04T21:18:32Z Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act of 2011 112 1733 HR 2011-05-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. Identical bill CRS 2011-05-04 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2690-2691) IntroReferral 2011-05-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2689-2690) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM N B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2011-06-09 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2012-05-07 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2012-06-21 False Sports and Recreation Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Professional sports Veterinary medicine and animal diseases Sports and Recreation 00 2011-05-04 Introduced in Senate 2011-08-09T14:34:05Z Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to prohibit: (1) entering a horse in a race that is subject to an interstate off-track wager if the person knows the horse is under the influence of a performance-enhancing drug; or (2) knowingly providing a horse with such a drug if the horse, while under the influence of such drug, will participate in a race that is subject to an interstate off-track wager.

Prohibits a host racing association from conducting a race that is the subject of an interstate off-track wager unless it has in place a policy that: (1) bans providing a performance-enhancing drug to a horse that will participate in such race while under the influence of the drug, (2) bans the racing of a horse that is under the influence, and (3) requires that an accredited third party conformity assessment body test the first-place horse and one additional randomly selected horse for any such drug and report any test results demonstrating that a horse may have participated while under the influence to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and any host racing commission that entered into an agreement to enforce this Act's provisions.

Sets forth penalties for violations, including: (1) civil penalties and suspension of a person providing a horse with such drug, and (2) suspension of a horse that is provided with such a drug or that is raced in violation of this Act. Provides for enforcement of this Act through private civil actions and by the FTC, including through an agreement with a host state's racing commission.

]]> Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act of 2011 Display Title Interstate Horseracing Improvement Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-05-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s886is/xml/BILLS-112s886is.xml 2011-05-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2690-2691) 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.