US HB2012 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-6)
Status: Introduced on May 16 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 16 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2013 - Requires: (1) there to be an independent anti-doping organization with responsibility for ensuring the integrity and safety of horse races that are the subject of interstate off-track wagers, and (2) the independent anti-doping organization designated pursuant to the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to serve as such organization. Sets forth as the duties of such organization: (1) developing, publishing, and maintaining rules regarding substances, methods, and treatments that may and may not be administered to a horse participating in such a race; (2) implementing programing relating to anti-doping education, research, testing, and adjudication to prevent any horse participating in such a race from racing under the effect of any prohibited substance, method, or treatment; and (3) excluding from participation in any such race any person who is determined to have violated such a rule or who is subject to a suspension from horse racing activities by any state racing commission. Prescribes conditions under which such organization may: (1) suspend the period a person is excluded from participation; and (2) permit the use of furosemide by a horse participating in such a race during the two-year period following enactment of this Act. Permits a host racing association to conduct a horse race that is the subject of an interstate off-track wager, and permits an interstate off-track wager to be accepted by an off-track betting system, only if consent is obtained from such organization. Requires such organization to ensure that all costs incurred in carrying its duties are defrayed pursuant to agreements for such consent.
Title
Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2013
Sponsors
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA] |
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] | Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] |
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA] | Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA] | Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL] | Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY] |
Rep. James Himes [D-CT] | Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ] | Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH] | Rep. William Keating [D-MA] |
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] |
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA] | Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA] | Rep. James Moran [D-VA] | Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL] |
Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA] | Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL] |
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] | Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA] |
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY] | Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA] | Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY] | Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-05-17 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. |
2013-05-16 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
Same As/Similar To
SB973 (Same As) 2013-05-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Gambling
Mammals
Medical ethics
Sports and recreation
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Gambling
Mammals
Medical ethics
Sports and recreation
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2012/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2012/BILLS-113hr2012ih.pdf |