S. 727 - Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009

Horses, Trade, Animal Cruelty - Crime and law enforcement. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
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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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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
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2005 For $11,000 Against $16,150
  2. March - April 2005 For $6,000 Against $52,250
  3. May - June 2005 For $3,000 Against $102,299
  4. July - August 2005 For $1,000 Against $29,166
  5. September - October 2005 For $2,000 Against $78,436
  6. November - December 2005 For $2,750 Against $57,300
  7. January - February 2006 For $0 Against $43,183
  8. March - April 2006 For $4,000 Against $111,964
  9. May - June 2006 For $20,800 Against $69,299
  10. July - August 2006 For $2,000 Against $80,008
  11. September - October 2006 For $5,400 Against $122,250
  12. November - December 2006 For $2,000 Against $26,100
  13. January - February 2007 For $1,000 Against $22,750
  14. March - April 2007 For $13,655 Against $100,325
  15. May - June 2007 For $19,150 Against $90,150
  16. July - August 2007 For $7,900 Against $87,150
  17. September - October 2007 For $12,600 Against $67,350
  18. November - December 2007 For $7,800 Against $117,350
  19. January - February 2008 For $1,000 Against $99,905
  20. March - April 2008 For $33,250 Against $150,850
  21. May - June 2008 For $11,100 Against $111,294
  22. July - August 2008 For $5,550 Against $75,609
  23. September - October 2008 For $11,900 Against $136,468
  24. November - December 2008 For $3,300 Against $28,800
  25. January - February 2009 For $1,000 Against $19,250
  26. March - April 2009 For $3,000 Against $46,600
  27. May - June 2009 For $1,000 Against $42,868
  28. July - August 2009 For $1,000 Against $29,182
  29. September - October 2009 For $2,500 Against $49,000
  30. November - December 2009 For $6,400 Against $45,150
  31. January - February 2010 For $2,000 Against $14,180
  32. March - April 2010 For $3,500 Against $65,360
  33. May - June 2010 For $2,500 Against $87,430
  34. July - August 2010 For $0 Against $18,361
  35. September - October 2010 For $8,250 Against $101,800
  36. November - December 2010 For $0 Against $9,300

Votes

    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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