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H.R. 6598 · 110th Congress

Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 110th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

JCD ConyersSponsor
124 cosponsors · 98 D, 26 R
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12 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to three years for possessing, shipping, transporting, purchasing, selling, delivering, or receiving: (1) any horse (i.e., member of the family Equidae) with the intent that it be slaughtered for human consumption; or (2) any horse flesh or…

What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House amended, Part I · Sep 28, 2008

Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to three years for possessing, shipping, transporting, purchasing, selling, delivering, or receiving: (1) any horse (i.e., member of the family Equidae) with the intent that it be slaughtered for human consumption; or (2) any horse flesh or carcass with the intent that it be used for human consumption. Reduces the prison term to one year if the offense involves less than five horses or less than 2,000 pounds of horse flesh or carcass and the offender has no prior conviction for this offense.

Requires the Attorney General to provide for the humane placement or disposition of any horse seized in connection with an offense under this Act.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008

Latest action (Oct 3, 2008): House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 3, 2009.

Policy area: Animals · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 24, 2008

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.