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Votes on ending domestic and/or wild horse slaughter:

  • On April 26, 2007 the House of Representatives passed the Rahall-Whitfield wild horse protection act, H.R. 297, by a margin of 277-137.  The Senate has not acted on this measure yet.
  • On August 7, 2006 the House passed H.R. 503, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, amending 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, by a recorded vote of 263-146-1, Roll No. 433.  The Senate failed to act by the end of session to the bill died.
  • On November 11, 2005 President Bush signed H.R. 2744  into law (PL109-97)The amendment to stop horse slaughter for one year is included in this measure.  The ban will begin on March 9, 2006 and last for the remainder of the 2006 fiscal year.
    • To find out how your Senators voted on this amendment click here (map).  Please thank those who voted in favor of protecting America's horses from slaughter.   For those Senators voting against the measure please ask them to reconsider by cosponsoring, S. 1915, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act.
    • To find out how your Representative voted on this amendment click here.  Please thank those who voted in favor of protecting America's horses from slaughter.  For those Representatives voting against the measure please ask them to reconsider by cosponsoring, H.R. 503, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act.

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Transcript of Hearing before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, 109th Congress, Second Session, July 25, 2006. (for PDF file, click here)

House Dear Colleague Letters/Press Releases

For H.R. 503 and S. 311 (110th Congress)

For H.R. 503 and S. 1915 (109th Congress)

For H.R. 857 and S. 2352 (108th Congress)

For H.R. 3781 (107th Congress)

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