US Congress Senate Bill 1121 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-8-2)
Status: Introduced on April 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2015 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.

PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2015

Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]
Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Harry Reid [D-NV]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-28	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB3268 (Same As) 2015-07-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1121/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1121/BILLS-114s1121is.pdf