S. 727 - Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009

Horses, Trade, Animal Cruelty - Crime and law enforcement.
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Summary:
A bill 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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The bill has been introduced. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009

S. 727 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)

Keywords
Horses, Trade, Animal Cruelty
Summary
A bill 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
A bill 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 2009
Sponsor
Mary Landrieu
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Crime and law enforcement
  • Animal protection and human-animal relationships
  • Crimes against animals and natural resources
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Mammals
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced3/26/2009
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced3/26/2009
3/26/2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3925-3926)
3/26/2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
6 Organizations Supported and 5 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009

6 organizations supported this bill

American Horse Defense Fund
American Horse Defense Fund (2009, March 28). The AHDF Applauds Senators Landrieu and Ensign for Introducing The Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act. Retrieved April 7, 2009, from .
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Tischler, Joyce (2009, September 25). Ask Joyce: How Can I Help Stop Horse Slaughter?. Retrieved June 24, 2010, from ALDF.
Animal Welfare Institute
(2009, March 26). AWI Press Release. Retrieved March 30, 2009, from .
National Anti-Vivisection Society
NAVS (2010, June 24). Federal: New Legislation to Ban Horse Slaughter for Human Food. Retrieved June 24, 2010, from NAVS.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
ASPCA (2009, March 27). USA: Urge Congress to Pass Anti-Horse Slaughter Bill!. Retrieved June 24, 2010, from ASPCA.
The Humane Society
The Humane Society of the United States (n.d.). Urge the 111th Congress to Protect Horses. Retrieved April 6, 2009, from .

5 organizations opposed this bill

American Association of Equine Practitioners
American Association of Equine Practitioners (n.d.). THE UNWANTED HORSE AND H.R. 503: AN EQUINE VETERINARY PERSPECTIVE. Retrieved January 29, 2009, from American Association of Equine Practitioners.
American Quarter Horse Association
Animal Welfare Council (2010, February 4). Expert Predictions on Equine Welfare Realized . Retrieved June 22, 2010, from AQHA.
American Veterinary Medical Association
American Veterinary Medical Association (2009). H.R. 503/ S. 311. Retrieved January 29, 2009, from American Veterinary Medical Association.
Michigan Farm Bureau
Findlay, Ryan (2009, March 5). Michigan farmers will deliver policy messages on Capitol Hill. Retrieved June 22, 2010, from Agri Notes & News.
National Cattleman's Beef Association
Shively, Bethany (2010, June 0). H.R.503 / S.727, Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009 . Retrieved June 22, 2010, from Beef USA.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$5,000$2,700
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$10,900
John BarrassoRWY$0$29,000
Max BaucusDMT$6,300$47,980
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,000$6,000
Mark BegichDAK$0$4,000
Michael BennetDCO$2,250$40,889
Bob BennettRUT$0$20,000
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$12,700
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$5,000
Barbara BoxerDCA$20,500$17,850
Sherrod BrownDOH$0$8,100
Sam BrownbackRKS$0$11,000
Jim BunningRKY$0$2,750
Richard BurrRNC$1,000$43,300
Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
Robert ByrdDWV$16,500$1,700
Maria CantwellDWA$0$4,000
Ben CardinDMD$3,250$2,000
Tom CarperDDE$0$400
Bob CaseyDPA$0$10,800
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$75,108
Tom CoburnROK$0$9,450
William Thad CochranRMS$0$15,500
Susan CollinsRME$1,000$7,800
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$2,000$24,000
Bob CorkerRTN$0$14,700
John CornynRTX$0$259,380
Mike CrapoRID$0$28,650
Jim DeMintRSC$0$6,000
Chris DoddDCT$0$10,500
Byron DorganDND$0$8,000
Dick DurbinDIL$1,000$30,300
John EnsignRNV$9,000$32,000
Mike EnziRWY$0$29,200
Russ FeingoldDWI$1,000$8,900
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$1,000$30,714
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$3,000$13,550
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$8,700
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$25,150
Judd GreggRNH$0$4,000
Kay HaganDNC$0$10,800
Tom HarkinDIA$4,000$47,050
Orrin HatchRUT$0$15,600
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$112,300
Jim InhofeROK$0$35,049
Dan InouyeDHI$1,000$18,600
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$19,650
Mike JohannsRNE$0$57,035
Tim JohnsonDSD$3,000$24,000
Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
Ted KennedyDMA$0$14,700
John KerryDMA$0$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$0$17,750
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$59,100
Mary LandrieuDLA$19,250$9,200
Frank LautenbergDNJ$18,255$7,850
Patrick LeahyDVT$1,000$9,500
Carl LevinDMI$1,000$4,000
Joe LiebermanICT$0$10,600
Blanche LincolnDAR$0$82,892
Dick LugarRIN$0$17,000
Mel MartinezRFL$0$6,250
John McCainRAZ$0$38,075
Claire McCaskillDMO$17,200$14,300
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$118,300
Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$14,450
Jeff MerkleyDOR$24,100$3,300
Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$10,000
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$9,800
Patty MurrayDWA$7,900$10,600
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$3,000$50,450
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$45,948
Mark PryorDAR$0$24,315
John "Jack" ReedDRI$7,000$7,000
Harry ReidDNV$11,600$30,100
Jim RischRID$0$39,550
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$67,186
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$1,000
Bernie SandersIVT$0$5,500
Chuck SchumerDNY$3,000$19,000
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$12,000
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$0$10,700
Richard ShelbyRAL$0$2,000
Olympia SnoweRME$1,000$4,000
Arlen SpecterDPA$0$13,000
Debbie StabenowDMI$0$29,682
Jon TesterDMT$0$71,860
John ThuneRSD$0$45,475
Mark UdallDCO$11,450$52,550
Tom UdallDNM$3,000$59,999
David VitterRLA$7,000$21,100
George VoinovichROH$0$0
Mark WarnerDVA$750$14,900
Jim WebbDVA$0$13,000
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$1,000$6,750
Roger WickerRMS$0$13,800
Ron WydenDOR$0$23,600

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$5,000$2,700
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$10,900
John BarrassoRWY$0$29,000
Max BaucusDMT$6,300$47,980
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,000$6,000
Mark BegichDAK$0$4,000
Michael BennetDCO$2,250$40,889
Bob BennettRUT$0$20,000
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$12,700
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$5,000
Barbara BoxerDCA$20,500$17,850
Sherrod BrownDOH$0$8,100
Sam BrownbackRKS$0$11,000
Jim BunningRKY$0$2,750
Richard BurrRNC$1,000$43,300
Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
Robert ByrdDWV$16,500$1,700
Maria CantwellDWA$0$4,000
Ben CardinDMD$3,250$2,000
Tom CarperDDE$0$400
Bob CaseyDPA$0$10,800
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$75,108
Tom CoburnROK$0$9,450
William Thad CochranRMS$0$15,500
Susan CollinsRME$1,000$7,800
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$2,000$24,000
Bob CorkerRTN$0$14,700
John CornynRTX$0$259,380
Mike CrapoRID$0$28,650
Jim DeMintRSC$0$6,000
Chris DoddDCT$0$10,500
Byron DorganDND$0$8,000
Dick DurbinDIL$1,000$30,300
John EnsignRNV$9,000$32,000
Mike EnziRWY$0$29,200
Russ FeingoldDWI$1,000$8,900
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$1,000$30,714
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$3,000$13,550
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$8,700
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$25,150
Judd GreggRNH$0$4,000
Kay HaganDNC$0$10,800
Tom HarkinDIA$4,000$47,050
Orrin HatchRUT$0$15,600
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$112,300
Jim InhofeROK$0$35,049
Dan InouyeDHI$1,000$18,600
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$19,650
Mike JohannsRNE$0$57,035
Tim JohnsonDSD$3,000$24,000
Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
Ted KennedyDMA$0$14,700
John KerryDMA$0$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$0$17,750
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$59,100
Mary LandrieuDLA$19,250$9,200
Frank LautenbergDNJ$18,255$7,850
Patrick LeahyDVT$1,000$9,500
Carl LevinDMI$1,000$4,000
Joe LiebermanICT$0$10,600
Blanche LincolnDAR$0$82,892
Dick LugarRIN$0$17,000
Mel MartinezRFL$0$6,250
John McCainRAZ$0$38,075
Claire McCaskillDMO$17,200$14,300
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$118,300
Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$14,450
Jeff MerkleyDOR$24,100$3,300
Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$10,000
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$9,800
Patty MurrayDWA$7,900$10,600
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$3,000$50,450
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$45,948
Mark PryorDAR$0$24,315
John "Jack" ReedDRI$7,000$7,000
Harry ReidDNV$11,600$30,100
Jim RischRID$0$39,550
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$67,186
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$1,000
Bernie SandersIVT$0$5,500
Chuck SchumerDNY$3,000$19,000
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$12,000
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$0$10,700
Richard ShelbyRAL$0$2,000
Olympia SnoweRME$1,000$4,000
Arlen SpecterDPA$0$13,000
Debbie StabenowDMI$0$29,682
Jon TesterDMT$0$71,860
John ThuneRSD$0$45,475
Mark UdallDCO$11,450$52,550
Tom UdallDNM$3,000$59,999
David VitterRLA$7,000$21,100
George VoinovichROH$0$0
Mark WarnerDVA$750$14,900
Jim WebbDVA$0$13,000
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$1,000$6,750
Roger WickerRMS$0$13,800
Ron WydenDOR$0$23,600

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
Animal Rights$219,305

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

$ Donated
Livestock$1,570,938
Veterinarians$615,450
Horse breeders$218,499
Farm bureaus$0
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