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3.0.0 1121 2023-01-11T13:27:18Z 2023-01-11T13:27:18Z Senate S 2015-04-28 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-04-28T21:47:32Z PAST Act 114 3268 HR 2015-07-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. Identical bill CRS 2015-04-28 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2015-04-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH N W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2015-04-28 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-04-28 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2015-04-28 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2015-04-28 True K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2015-04-28 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-04-28 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2015-04-28 True T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2015-04-28 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2015-04-28 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2015-04-28 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2015-04-28 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2015-04-30 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2015-04-30 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2015-04-30 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2015-04-30 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2015-04-30 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2015-04-30 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2015-05-07 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2015-05-07 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2015-05-07 False D000607 Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] Joe Donnelly D IN 2015-05-07 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2015-05-07 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2015-05-07 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2015-05-07 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2015-05-07 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2015-05-07 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2015-05-12 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2015-05-12 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2015-05-12 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2015-05-18 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2015-05-18 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2015-05-18 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-05-19 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2015-05-21 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2015-05-21 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2015-05-21 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2015-05-22 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2015-06-02 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2015-06-03 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2015-06-10 False R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2015-06-11 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2015-07-27 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2015-07-29 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2015-08-04 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2015-08-06 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2015-09-09 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2015-09-28 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2015-10-05 False M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2015-12-18 False Animals Administrative law and regulatory procedures Animal protection and human-animal relationships Crimes against animals and natural resources Department of Agriculture Government information and archives Licensing and registrations Mammals Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Veterinary medicine and animal diseases Animals

00 2015-04-28 Introduced in Senate 2015-08-11T19:28:35Z Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2015 or the PAST Act

This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to establish a new system for inspecting horses for soring, revise penalties for violations of the Act, and modify enforcement procedures. 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.

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish requirements to license, train, assign, and oversee persons hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions to detect and diagnose sore horses. A license may not be issued to a person with conflicts of interest, and USDA must give preference to veterinarians. USDA may revoke a license for unsatisfactory performance. USDA must assign licensed inspectors after receiving notice that management intends to hire the inspectors. An inspector must issue a citation for violations and notify USDA of violations. USDA must publish information on violations of this bill and disqualify a horse that is sore.

The bill prohibits a person in any horse show, exhibition, sale, or auction from causing or directing a horse to become sore for the purpose of showing, exhibiting, selling, or auctioning the horse.

The bill prohibits the use of specified devices on a Tennessee Walking, a Racking, or a Spotted Saddle horse at a show, exhibition, sale, or auction.

The bill increases the maximum criminal and civil liability penalties for certain violations. USDA may disqualify violators from specified activities related to horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions.

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PAST Act Display Title PAST Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced PAST Act Short Titles as Introduced Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1121is/xml/BILLS-114s1121is.xml 2015-04-28 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.