H.R.503 - Horse Slaughter Prohibition bill Sponsor: John Sweeney / 109th Congress

H.R.503 - Horse Slaughter Prohibition bill _{Sponsor: John Sweeney / 109th Congress}

Title

109th Congress - To amend 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, and for other purposes. hidemore...

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Horse Slaughter Prohibition bill

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Summary

This bill amends an existing law to prohibit the human consumption of horses or other equines and shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses for these purposes. (by MAPLight.org)

Status

The bill was voted on in the House on September 7, 2006

Vote Date:

September 07, 2006

Change...

Date	Location	Motion	Result	Yes	No
September 07, 2006	House	H.R. 503: Horse Slaughter Prohibition…	Pass	263	146
September 07, 2006	House	Amendment 2 to H.R. 503:…	Fail	149	256
September 07, 2006	House	Amendment 1 to H.R. 503:…	Fail	177	229
September 07, 2006	House	On passage Passed by recorded…	Pass	435	0

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Location:

House

Motion:

H.R. 503: Horse Slaughter Prohibition bill (On Passage)

Result:

Pass

263 Yes Votes
146 No Votes
22 Not Voting

Showing contributions: Jan 2005-Feb 2008 House

Interests who did want this bill to become law (such as Animal Rights and Casinos, racetracks & gambling) gave an average of:

$7,331 to each legislator voting Yes
$2,551 to each legislator voting No

Interests who did not want this bill to become law (such as Farm bureaus and Horse breeders) gave an average of:

$2,752 to each legislator voting Yes
$14,000 to each legislator voting No