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H.R. 3268: PAST Act

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H.R. 3268: PAST Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-28 · Animals · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. 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.

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Official title

PAST Act

Plain summary

Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2015 or the PAST Act This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to establish a new system for inspecting horses for soring, revise penalties for violations of the Act, and modify enforcement procedures. The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish requirements to license, train, assign, and oversee persons hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions to detect and diagnose sore horses. A license may not be issued to a person with conflicts of interest, and USDA must give preference to veterinarians. USDA may revoke a license for unsatisfactory performance. USDA must assign licensed inspectors after receiving notice that management intends to hire the inspectors. An inspector must issue a citation for violations and notify USDA of violations. USDA must publish information on violations of this bill and disqualify a horse that is sore. The bill prohibits a person in any horse show, exhibition, sale, or auction from causing or directing a horse to become sore for the purpose of showing, exhibiting, selling, or auctioning the horse. The bill prohibits the use of specified devices on a Tennessee Walking, a Racking, or a Spotted Saddle horse at a show, exhibition, sale, or auction. The bill increases the maximum criminal and civil liability penalties for certain violations. USDA may disqualify violators from specified activities related to horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions.

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Official text

PAST Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · 272 cosponsors

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Steve Cohen (D-TN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Roger Williams (R-TX), Peter Welch (D-VT), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), William R. Keating (D-MA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ) and 212 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3268 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114