Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2021

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 921 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 8, 2021 Mr. COHEN (for himself, Ms. TITUS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. KHANNA, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. KATKO, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. KILMER, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. WELCH, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. STANTON, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. SEAN PAT- RICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. MENG, Mr. LIEU, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. BEYER, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. GARCI´A of Illi- nois, Mr. TONKO, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SMITH of Wash- ington, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. PETERS, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor- gia, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. RYAN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. CORREA, Mr. POCAN, Mr. MCGOV- ERN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. JONES, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- sylvania, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. KEATING, Mr. CROW, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. CHU, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BROWN, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. NEAL, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. CARSON, Mr. GRI- JALVA, and Mr. GOTTHEIMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:39 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H921.IH H921 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 921 IH A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the trans- portation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Horse Transportation 4 Safety Act of 2021’’. 5 SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES. 6 Section 80502 of title 49, United States Code, is 7 amended— 8 (1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘This section 9 does not’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (a) and (b) 10 shall not’’; 11 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub- 12 section (e); 13 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- 14 lowing: 15 ‘‘(d) TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES.— 16 ‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—No person may transport, 17 or cause to be transported, a horse from a place in 18 a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or 19 possession of the United States through or to a 20 place in another State, the District of Columbia, or 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:39 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H921.IH H921 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 921 IH a territory or possession of the United States in a 1 motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on 2 top of each other. 3 ‘‘(2) MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this sub- 4 section, the term ‘motor vehicle’— 5 ‘‘(A) means a vehicle driven or drawn by 6 mechanical power and manufactured primarily 7 for use on public highways; and 8 ‘‘(B) does not include a vehicle operated 9 exclusively on a rail or rails.’’; and 10 (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated— 11 (A) by striking ‘‘A rail carrier’’ and insert- 12 ing the following: 13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A rail carrier’’; 14 (B) by striking ‘‘this section’’ and insert- 15 ing ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’; and 16 (C) by striking ‘‘On learning’’ and insert- 17 ing the following: 18 ‘‘(2) TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES IN MULTI- 19 LEVEL TRAILER.— 20 ‘‘(A) CIVIL PENALTY.—A person that 21 knowingly violates subsection (d) is liable to the 22 United States Government for a civil penalty of 23 at least $100, but not more than $500, for each 24 violation. A separate violation of subsection (d) 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:39 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H921.IH H921 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 921 IH occurs for each horse that is transported, or 1 caused to be transported, in violation of sub- 2 section (d). 3 ‘‘(B) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.— 4 The penalty imposed under subparagraph (A) 5 shall be in addition to any penalty or remedy 6 available under any other law or common law. 7 ‘‘(3) CIVIL ACTION.—On learning’’. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:39 Mar 04, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H921.IH H921 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS