PAST Act

Summary

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Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2014 or the PAST Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Horse Protection Act (HPA) to replace the Designated Qualified Persons program responsible for inspecting horses for soring with a new inspection system. (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.) Directs...

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Introduced(7/31/13)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. Ayotte

(R) NH

Cosponsors (20)

LANDRIEU

(D) LA

Cardin

(D) MD

Carper

(D) DE

Merkley

Senate (D) Oregon

Markey

Senate (D) Massachusetts

Klobuchar

Senate (D) Minnesota

Collins

Senate (R) Maine

Gillibrand

Senate (D) New York

Coons

Senate (D) Delaware

Murphy

Senate (D) Connecticut

Topics

Health

Government Spending & Operations

Human & Civil Rights

Environment & Public Lands

Latest Action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 562.

Sep 15, 2014