Horse Slaughter Legislative Timeline 2019—2020

116th U.S. Congress (2019 — 2020)

DATE VENUE ACTIVITY STATUS
1st Session, February 4, 2019 U.S. House H.R.961 Introduced by Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9)

Referred to Energy and CommerceAgriculture Committees

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Pending

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SUPPORT H.R.961

1st Session, March 1, 2019 U.S. House HR.961 referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Pending
1st Session, June 25, 2019 U.S. House Voted 227-194 to pass a large package of fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills to fund several federal departments, including Agriculture, Interior and Commerce (H.R.3055). Prohibits USDA spending on horse slaughter inspections, effectively preventing the reopening of horse slaughterhouses in the U.S. for FY20 (Oct. 1, 2019 — Sept. 30, 2020)
1st Session, June 27, 2019 U.S. Senate S.2006 Introduced by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)

Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary

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Pending

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RESULT: BILL FAILS

Contributor(s): Vivian Farrell

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