- American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
- Restore Protections for Wild Horses and Burros
- Interior Appropriations Amendments
American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act ~ SUPPORT ~
H.R. 503, sponsored by Rep. John Sweeney (R-NY)
Link to H.R. 503 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.00503:
What it does: Prohibits the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption.
NM co-sponsors: Representative Tom Udall (district 3)
Latest News: H.R. 503 has been referred to the House Committee on Energy & Commerce.
Restore Protections for Wild Horses & Burros ~ SUPPORT ~
S. 576, sponsored by Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) & H.R. 297, sponsored by
Reps. Nick Rahall (D-WV) and Ed Whitfield (R-KY)
Link to S. 576 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:s.00576:
Link to H.R. 297 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquerytr/z?d109:HR00297:
What it does: Restores the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros. This provision was stripped by an amendment slipped into the 2005 Omnibus Spending Bill.
NM co-sponsors: NONE
Latest News: S. 576 has been referred to the Senate Committee on Energy & Commerce. H.R. 297 has been referred to the House Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health
Wild Horses and Burros / Interior Appropriations Amendments ~ SUPPORT ~
House Amendment 184, The Rahall-Whitfield Amendment to the Interior Appropriations Bill
What it does: Prohibits tax dollars from being used to support the sale of wild horses and burros for slaughter.
Latest News: Passed the House by a 249 to 159 vote. Representatives Heather Wilson (district 1) and Tom Udall (district 2) voted for the amendment. The Interior Appropriations Bill is now under consideration by the Senate.
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