H.R. 3623

119 HR 3623 IH: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-29
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3623  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 29, 2025   Mr. Cohen  (for himself,  Mr. Fitzpatrick ,  Ms. Titus ,  Mr. Doggett ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Quigley ,  Ms. Scanlon ,  Ms. DelBene ,  Mr. Johnson of Georgia ,  Ms. Brownley ,  Ms. Jacobs ,  Mr. Beyer ,  Ms. Tokuda ,  Mr. Stanton ,  Mr. Lynch ,  Ms. Schakowsky ,  Mr. Krishnamoorthi ,  Mr. Thanedar ,  Mr. Casten , and  Mr. Carbajal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2025  .
2.
Transportation of horses
Section 80502 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (c), by striking  This section does not  and inserting  Subsections (a) and (b) shall not ;
(2)
by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e);
(3)
by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
(d)
Transportation of horses
(1)
Prohibition
No person may transport, or cause to be transported, a horse from a place in a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States through or to a place in another State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of each other.
(2)
Motor vehicle defined
In this subsection, the term  motor vehicle —
(A)
means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public highways; and
(B)
does not include a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails.
 ; and
(4)
in subsection (e), as redesignated—
(A)
by striking  A rail carrier  and inserting the following:
(1)
In general
A rail carrier
 ;
(B)
by striking  this section  and inserting  subsection (a) or (b) ; and
(C)
by striking  On learning  and inserting the following:
(2)
Transportation of horses in multilevel trailer
(A)
Civil penalty
A person that knowingly violates subsection (d) is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of at least $100, but not more than $500, for each violation. A separate violation of subsection (d) occurs for each horse that is transported, or caused to be transported, in violation of subsection (d).
(B)
Relationship to other laws
The penalty imposed under subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to any penalty or remedy available under any other law or common law.
(3)
Civil action
On learning
 .