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HR 503 - Horse Slaughter Prohibition Bill - Key Vote
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Frank Pallone, Jr. voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Placed on Calendar (Senate) - Sept. 21, 2006
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (263-146) - Sept. 7, 2006 (Key vote)
Title: Horse Slaughter Prohibition Bill
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes a pilot program in Kentucky and New York in order to decide if the prohibition of killing equines for human consumption should be imposed nation-wide.
Highlights:
- Allows for the following exceptions: if the horse is or has ever been owned by the State or local government, will be slaughtered at a facility in operation prior to enactment of this bill and/or if the horse will be slaughtered and the meat donated for "humanitarian purposes" (Sec. 1).
- Grants the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to confiscate any horses believed will be slaughtered in violation of this bill (Sec. 1).
- Appropriates $5 million to carry out the Horse Protection Act (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 1, 2005
Title: Horse Slaughter Prohibition Bill
Sponsors
- John E. Sweeney (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Neil Abercrombie (HI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gary L. Ackerman (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert B. Aderholt (AL - R)
- Robert E. 'Rob' Andrews (NJ - D)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R)
- Brian N. Baird (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Tammy Baldwin (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- J. Gresham Barrett (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Xavier Becerra (CA - D)
- Shelley Berkley (NV - D) (Out Of Office)
- Howard L. Berman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Bilirakis (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy H. 'Tim' Bishop (NY - D)
- Earl Blumenauer (OR - D)
- Sherwood L. 'Sherry' Boehlert (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mary Whitaker Bono Mack (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Madeleine Z. Bordallo (GU - D)
- Robert A. 'Bob' Brady (PA - D)
- Corrine Brown (FL - D)
- Henry E. Brown Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sherrod C. Brown (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- John B.T. Campbell III (CA - R)
- Lois Capps (CA - D)
- Michael E. 'Mike' Capuano (MA - D)
- Julia M. Carson (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Edward E. 'Ed' Case (HI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael N. 'Mike' Castle (DE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Albert Ben Chandler III (KY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Emanuel Cleaver II (MO - D)
- James E. 'Jim' Clyburn (SC - D)
- John Conyers Jr. (MI - D)
- Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert E. 'Bud' Cramer (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ander Crenshaw (FL - R)
- Elijah E. Cummings (MD - D)
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- Susan A. Davis (CA - D)
- Danny K. Davis (IL - D)
- Jo Ann S. Davis (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
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