H. Amdt. 1205 - Amendment Sought to Provide an Exemption to the Bill for Native Americans or People from Other Cultures That Have Traditionally Consumed Equine Meat.

Horse Slaughter Prohibition Bill

H.R. 503 — 109^th Congress (2005–2006)

Summary

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. (by CRS)

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Title

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.

Other Titles

• Horse Slaughter Prohibition bill

Sponsor

John Sweeney

Co-Sponsors

• Philip English
• Grace Napolitano
• Gwen Moore
• Edward Markey
• Madeleine Bordallo
• Bob Filner
• Deborah Pryce
• Mark Kirk
• W. Weldon
• Robert Aderholt
• Timothy Bishop
• Peter King
• R. Miller
• Sheila Jackson-Lee
• Dennis Kucinich
• Robert Scott
• Carolyn McCarthy
• Jerrold Nadler
• Robert Menéndez
• Michael Fitzpatrick
• Tom Udall
• Rodney Frelinghuysen
• Harold Ford
• Raymond Green
• Lane Evans
• James McGovern
• John Tierney
• John Conyers
• Raul Grijalva
• Walter Jones
• William Delahunt
• John Linder
• Dennis Moore
• Christopher Smith
• Eliot Engel
• Nita Lowey
• Charles Rangel
• Eleanor Norton
• Gregory Meeks
• Robert Wexler
• Sam Farr
• Alcee Hastings
• James Ramstad
• Jo Ann Davis
• Allyson Schwartz
• Duncan Hunter
• Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
• Jesse Jackson
• John Hayworth
• Michael McNulty
• Michael Capuano
• Adam Schiff
• John Hostettler
• Anna Eshoo
• Michael Oxley
• Jerry Lewis
• Gary Ackerman
• Henry Brown
• Diane Watson
• Thaddeus McCotter
• Steven Chabot
• Michael Ferguson
• Major Owens
• Michael Michaud
• William Shuster
• Michael Bilirakis
• Ron Lewis
• Robert Cramer
• Edolphus Towns
• Christopher Shays
• Diana DeGette
• Henry Hyde
• Mark Green
• Ellen Tauscher
• Robert Ney
• Hilda Solis
• Addison Wilson
• Rush Holt
• Sue Myrick
• Charles Gonzalez
• Dan Burton
• Linda Sánchez
• Dale Kildee
• Chaka Fattah
• Stephen Lynch
• David Wu
• Donald Payne
• Ed Case
• Spencer Bachus
• Zoe Lofgren
• Tom Lantos
• Bennie Thompson
• Steven LaTourette
• Sue Kelly
• Doris Matsui
• Timothy Ryan
• John Kline
• Ander Crenshaw
• Fortney Stark
• Jon Porter
• Elton Gallegly
• Charles Dent
• Ric Keller
• Roscoe Bartlett
• Nick Rahall
• Thomas Davis
• John Spratt
• Jim Gerlach
• Juanita Millender-McDonald
• Lucille Roybal-Allard
• James Langevin
• Nydia Velázquez
• Robert Andrews
• Loretta Sanchez
• Corrine Brown
• Mark Foley
• Ben Chandler
• Frank Pallone
• Neil Abercrombie
• Rosa DeLauro
• Sherrod Brown
• Sherwood Boehlert
• Mary Bono Mack
• Betty McCollum
• Gene Taylor
• Lynn Woolsey
• Steven Rothman
• Barbara Lee
• Barney Frank
• Michael Castle
• Tammy Baldwin
• Harold Rogers
• Maxine Waters
• C. Cox
• Anthony Weiner
• Al Green
• Steve Israel
• Carolyn Maloney
• C. W. Young
• Joseph Pitts
• Maurice Hinchey
• Louise Slaughter
• Bobby Rush
• Carolyn Kilpatrick
• Lloyd Doggett
• Janice Schakowsky
• José Serrano
• Xavier Becerra
• Virgil Goode
• Marcy Kaptur
• Martin Meehan
• Lincoln Diaz-Balart
• Rahm Emanuel
• Rick Larsen
• James Davis
• Ted Strickland
• Zach Wamp
• Katherine Harris
• Jay Inslee
• Christopher Van Hollen
• Frank LoBiondo
• Danny Davis
• David Price
• Bob Inglis
• Brad Sherman
• Richard Neal
• Norman Dicks
• Vernon Ehlers
• James Barrett
• Robert Brady
• James Moran
• Eddie Johnson
• Susan Davis
• Elijah Cummings
• Earl Blumenauer
• Stephanie Jones
• Edward Whitfield
• John Lewis
• Albert Wynn
• Patrick Kennedy
• Ralph Regula
• Robert Simmons
• Shelley Berkley
• Sander Levin
• Howard Berman
• John Olver
• Luis Gutiérrez
• Michael Doyle
• Lois Capps
• Brian Baird
• Henry Waxman
• E. Shaw
• John Larson
• Todd Platts
• John Campbell
• Peter DeFazio
• Frank Wolf
• Emanuel Cleaver
• C.A. Ruppersberger
• George Miller
• Julia Carson
• Gerald Weller
• James Clyburn

Subjects

• Animals
• Auctions
• Authorization
• Budgets
• Business
• Compensation (Law)
• Criminal justice
• Department of Agriculture
• Executive departments
• Exhibitions
• Fines (Penalties)
• Food
• Horses
• Humanities
• Kentucky
• Law
• Meat packing industry
• New York State
• Protection of animals
• Searches and seizures
• Transportation

Related Bills

• H.Res. 981 (109^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 503) 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.
• H.Res. 981 (109^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 503) 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.
• H.Res. 1011 (109^th) : Requesting Return of Official Papers on H.R. 503.
• H.Res. 1011 (109^th) : Requesting Return of Official Papers on H.R. 503.
• S. 1915 (109^th) : Virgie S. Arden American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
• S. 1915 (109^th) : Virgie S. Arden American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act

Major Actions

Introduced	2/01/2005
Referred to Committee
Amendments (2 proposed)
Passed House	9/07/2006

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	Amendment 1 to H.R. 503	9/07/2006	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 177 voted YES 229 voted NO 25 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	Amendment 2 to H.R. 503	9/07/2006	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 149 voted YES 256 voted NO 26 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 503 Horse Protection Act	9/07/2006	This bill PASSED the House 263 voted YES 146 voted NO 22 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	2/01/2005
		2/01/2005	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
		2/25/2005	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
		5/18/2006	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 5/19/2006 H2839)
		7/13/2006	Rereferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
		7/13/2006	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
		7/13/2006	Referred to House Agriculture
		7/25/2006	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
		7/26/2006	Committee Hearings Held.
		9/06/2006	Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.
		9/06/2006	Reported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 109-617, Part I.
		9/06/2006	Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
	Put on a legislative calendar	9/06/2006	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 357.
		9/06/2006	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 981 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 503 with 1 hour and 20 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
		9/07/2006	Rule H. Res. 981 passed House.
		9/07/2006	ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Boehner asked unanimous consent that, during further proceedings today in the House and in Committee of the Whole, the Chair be authorized to reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any question that otherwise could be subjected to five-minute voting under clause 8 or 9 of rule 20 or under clause 6 of rule 18. Agreed to without objection.
		9/07/2006	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Goodlatte.
		9/07/2006	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 981, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Goodlatte amendment.
		9/07/2006	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Goodlatte amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Goodlatte demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		9/07/2006	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 981, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment.
		9/07/2006	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. King (IA).
		9/07/2006	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the King (IA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. King (IA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		9/07/2006	UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
		9/07/2006	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 503.
		9/07/2006	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
select this vote	Vote	9/07/2006	Amendment 1 to H.R. 503
currently selected	Vote	9/07/2006	Amendment 2 to H.R. 503
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	9/07/2006	On Passage - House - H.R. 503 Horse Protection Act
		9/08/2006	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 981.
		9/08/2006	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 503 with 1 hour and 20 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
		9/08/2006	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 981 and Rule XVIII.
		9/08/2006	The Speaker designated the Honorable Adam H. Putnam to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		9/08/2006	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour and 20 minutes of general debate on H.R. 503.
		9/08/2006	Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
	Put on a legislative calendar	9/11/2006	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603.
		9/18/2006	Previous actions vitiated by Unanimous Consent.
		9/18/2006	Returned to the House pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1011 by Unanimous Consent.
		9/19/2006	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		9/19/2006	Papers returned to House pursuant to H. Res. 1011.
		9/20/2006	Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
	Put on a legislative calendar	9/21/2006	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 1204	Goodlatte, Robert [R-VA6]	September 7, 2006	Failed by roll call vote on September 7, 2006.
	Amendment sought to provide that the Secretary of Agriculture must certify that sufficient horse sanctuaries exist to care for unwanted horses before the law will take effect. Show amendment details
currently selected	H. Amdt. 1205	King, Steve [R-IA5]	September 7, 2006	Failed by roll call vote on September 7, 2006.
	Amendment sought to provide an exemption to the bill for Native Americans or people from other cultures that have traditionally consumed equine meat. Actions September 7, 2006, 12:50 pm ET - Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. King (IA). September 7, 2006, 2:40 pm ET - Amendment 2 to H.R. 503 Full Text of this Amendment The text of this amendment is not available.