H.R. 6598 - Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008
- Sponsor:
- John Conyers
- Summary:
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to the use of horses for human consumption. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008
H.R. 6598 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to the use of horses for human consumption. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to the use of horses for human consumption.
- Other Titles
- Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008
- Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008
- Sponsor
- John Conyers
- Co-Sponsors
- Philip English
- Gwen Moore
- Madeleine Bordallo
- Mark Kirk
- Timothy Bishop
- Peter King
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Dennis Kucinich
- Robert Scott
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Jerrold Nadler
- James McGovern
- John Tierney
- Wayne Gilchrest
- Raúl Grijalva
- Walter Jones
- William Delahunt
- Dennis Moore
- Michael Arcuri
- Christopher Smith
- Eliot Engel
- Nita Lowey
- Charles Rangel
- Eleanor Norton
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Robert Wexler
- Sam Farr
- Keith Ellison
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
- Michael McNulty
- Michael Capuano
- Anna Eshoo
- Daniel Lipinski
- Gary Ackerman
- Henry Brown
- Thaddeus McCotter
- Steve Chabot
- Luis Fortuño
- Edolphus Towns
- Christopher Shays
- Ellen Tauscher
- Hilda Solis
- Joe Wilson
- Rush Holt
- Dan Burton
- Chaka Fattah
- Stephen Lynch
- David Wu
- Donald Payne
- Ron Klein
- Gabrielle Giffords
- Thomas Allen
- Zoe Lofgren
- Doris Matsui
- Tim Ryan
- Fortney Stark
- Jon Porter
- Elton Gallegly
- Nick Rahall
- Jim Gerlach
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- James Langevin
- Harry Mitchell
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Corrine Brown
- Joe Courtney
- Frank Pallone
- Henry Johnson
- Neil Abercrombie
- Rosa DeLauro
- Betty McCollum
- Jane Harman
- Lynn Woolsey
- Steven Rothman
- Barbara Lee
- Barney Frank
- Michael Castle
- Brian Bilbray
- John Hall
- Steve Israel
- Carolyn Maloney
- C. Young
- Maurice Hinchey
- Carolyn Kilpatrick
- Janice Schakowsky
- José Serrano
- Peter Welch
- Alan Mollohan
- Rahm Emanuel
- Wm. Clay
- Mazie Hirono
- Jean Schmidt
- Chris Van Hollen
- Niki Tsongas
- Frank LoBiondo
- Steve Cohen
- Danny Davis
- Bob Inglis
- Brad Sherman
- Betty Sutton
- Richard Neal
- James Moran
- Eddie Johnson
- John Murtha
- Earl Blumenauer
- Ed Whitfield
- John Lewis
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Shelley Berkley
- Sander Levin
- Howard Berman
- John Olver
- Luis Gutierrez
- Michael Doyle
- Lois Capps
- Henry Waxman
- Todd Platts
- Peter DeFazio
- Emanuel Cleaver
- C. Ruppersberger
- Bill Pascrell
- Robert Wittman
- George Miller
- Patrick Murphy
- Subjects
- Animals
- Business
- Criminal justice
- Fines (Penalties)
- Food
- Food industry
- Horses
- Protection of animals
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- Major Actions
Introduced 7/24/2008 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 7/24/2008 7/24/2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 7/25/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 9/23/2008 Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged. 9/23/2008 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 9/23/2008 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 9/28/2008 Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Agriculture for a period ending not later than Sept. 29, 2008 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(a), rule X. 9/28/2008 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on 110-901, Part I. 9/29/2008 House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 2, 2008. 10/02/2008 House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 3, 2008. 10/03/2008 House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 3, 2009. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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