H.R. 921: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-08 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2021

Plain summary

Horse Transportation Safety Act of 20 21 This bill prohibits a person from transporting a horse in interstate commerce in a motor vehicle (except a vehicle operated exclusively on rail or rails) containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another. The bill prescribes civil penalties for knowing violations of such prohibition.

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Official text

Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · 123 cosponsors

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Dina Titus (D-NV), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Mark Takano (D-CA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and 63 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] reported raising $785,039 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr921.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr921 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117