3.0.0 973 2023-01-11T13:24:57Z 2023-01-11T13:24:57Z Senate S S 2013-05-16 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-05-16T18:52:25Z Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2013 113 2012 HR 2013-05-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. Identical bill CRS 2013-05-16 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2013-05-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM N W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2013-06-06 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2013-12-10 False Sports and Recreation Administrative law and regulatory procedures Animal protection and human-animal relationships Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Gambling Mammals Medical ethics Veterinary medicine and animal diseases Sports and Recreation 00 2013-05-16 Introduced in Senate 2013-07-11T19:30:14Z Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2013 - Requires: (1) there to 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, and (2) the independent anti-doping organization designated pursuant to the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to serve as such organization.

Sets forth as the duties of such organization: (1) developing, publishing, and maintaining rules regarding substances, methods, and treatments that may and may not be administered to a horse participating in such a race; (2) implementing programing relating to anti-doping education, research, testing, and adjudication to prevent any horse participating in such a race from racing under the effect of any prohibited substance, method, or treatment; and (3) excluding from participation in any such race any person who is determined to have violated such a rule or who is subject to a suspension from horse racing activities by any state racing commission.

Prescribes conditions under which such organization may: (1) suspend the period a person is excluded from participation; and (2) permit the use of furosemide by a horse participating in such a race during the two-year period following enactment of this Act.

Permits a host racing association to conduct a horse race that is the subject of an interstate off-track wager, and permits an interstate off-track wager to be accepted by an off-track betting system, only if consent is obtained from such organization. Requires such organization to ensure that all costs incurred in carrying its duties are defrayed pursuant to agreements for such consent.

]]> Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2013 Display Title Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the integrity and safety of interstate horseracing, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2013-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s973is/xml/BILLS-113s973is.xml 2013-05-16 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.