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S. 1820: Horseracing Integrity Act of 2019

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S. 1820: Horseracing Integrity Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-12 · Sports and Recreation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Horseracing Integrity Act of 2019

Plain summary

Horseracing Integrity Act of 2019 This bill establishes the Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority as an independent, private non-profit corporation with responsibility for developing and administering an anti-doping and medication control program for (1) Thoroughbred, Quarter, and Standardbred horses that participate in horse races; and (2) the personnel engaged in the care, training, or racing of such horses. The Federal Trade Commission shall have oversight over the authority. An interstate compact may be established after five years to take over the authority's duties. The sale of a Thoroughbred, Quarter, or Standardbred horse shall be considered an unfair or deceptive act or practice if the seller (1) knows or has reason to know the horse has been administered a substance that the authority determines has a long-term degrading effect on the soundness of the horse, and (2) fails to disclose to the buyer the administration of such substance.

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Official text

Horseracing Integrity Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · 26 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tina Smith (D-MN), Edward J. Markey (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] reported raising $3.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-s1820 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116