To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
109th Congress (2005–2006)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 7, 2006 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
203 Cosponsors (134 Democrats, 69 Republicans)
Position statements
History
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Feb 1, 2005
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Introduced
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Sep 6, 2006
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Reported by House Committee. |
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Sep 7, 2006
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 981 (109th). |
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Sep 7, 2006
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Sep 14, 2006
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Bill Causing Indirect Action —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 1011 (109th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 503 (109th). |
H.R. 503 (109th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 503. This is the one from the 109th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 9, 2006. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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