3.0.0 2193 2023-01-11T13:26:35Z 2023-01-11T13:26:35Z Senate S S 2014-04-01 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-04-01T20:27:50Z Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2013 113 4098 HR 2014-02-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. Related bill CRS 2014-04-01 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2014-04-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1935-1936) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2014-04-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN N M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2014-04-01 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2014-04-01 True P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2014-04-01 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2014-05-07 False Animals Administrative law and regulatory procedures Animal protection and human-animal relationships Department of Agriculture Licensing and registrations Mammals Medical tests and diagnostic methods Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Public-private cooperation Veterinary medicine and animal diseases Animals 00 2014-04-01 Introduced in Senate 2014-08-27T21:31:10Z Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2014 - Amends the Horse Protection Act to replace 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.)

Requires a sore horse to be disqualified from being shown or exhibited for at least 30 days for the first determination that the horse is sore and 90 days for a second determination and any subsequent determination.

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to 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, appoint inspectors to conduct inspections, contract with equine veterinary experts to advise the HIO Board on objective scientific testing methods and certification of testing results, and otherwise ensure compliance with the Horse Protection Act.

Directs the appointment of individuals by the Commissioners of Agriculture for Tennessee and Kentucky to govern the HIO. Requires those individuals to appoint individuals representing the Tennessee Walking Horse industry.

]]> Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2014 Display Title Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-04-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2193is/xml/BILLS-113s2193is.xml 2014-04-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.