PSI Sci
New here? Follow the money and the votes · Not sure of your district? Find your U.S. House member · Find your state legislators

H.R. 6598: Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008

Before you vote › Federal bills

H.R. 6598: Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-07-24 · Animals · Latest: House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 3, 2009.

federal

Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-07-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 3, 2009. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008

Plain summary

Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to three years for possessing, shipping, transporting, purchasing, selling, delivering, or receiving: (1) any horse (i.e., member of the family Equidae) with the intent that it be slaughtered for human consumption; or (2) any horse flesh or carcass with the intent that it be used for human consumption. Reduces the prison term to one year if the offense involves less than five horses or less than 2,000 pounds of horse flesh or carcass and the offender has no prior conviction for this offense. Requires the Attorney General to provide for the humane placement or disposition of any horse seized in connection with an offense under this Act.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes

Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] · 124 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6598, Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008 (2008-09-25); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6598, Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008 (2008-09-25)

Cosponsors on this site

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and 64 more.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6598 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110