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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3355 

To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, 

moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation 

of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 19, 2021 

Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself and Mr. BUCHANAN) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, 

transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, 

purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other 

equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Save America’s For5 gotten Equines Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘SAFE Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SHIPPING, TRANSPORTING, MOV2 ING, DELIVERING, RECEIVING, POSSESSING, 

3 PURCHASING, SELLING, OR DONATION OF 

4 HORSES AND OTHER EQUINES FOR SLAUGH5 TER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Horse Protection 

7 Act (15 U.S.C. 1821) is amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (4) as 

9 paragraphs (2), and (5), respectively; 

10 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re11 designated, the following new paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(1) The term ‘human consumption’ means ingestion 

13 by people as a source of food.’’; and 

14 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so re15 designated, the following new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(4) The term ‘slaughter’ means the killing of one 

17 or more horses or other equines with the intent to sell 

18 or trade the flesh of such horses or equines for human 

19 consumption.’’. 

20 (b) FINDINGS.—Section 3 of the Horse Protection 

21 Act (15 U.S.C. 1822) is amended— 

22 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

23 (5) as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively; 

24 (2) by inserting before paragraph (6), as so re25 designated, the following new paragraphs: 


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1 ‘‘(1) horses and other equines play a vital role 

2 in the collective experience of the United States and 

3 deserve protection and compassion; 

4 ‘‘(2) horses and other equines are domestic ani5 mals that are used primarily for recreation, pleasure, 

6 work, and sport; 

7 ‘‘(3) unlike cows, pigs, and many other animals, 

8 horses and other equines are not raised for the pur9 pose of being slaughtered for human consumption; 

10 ‘‘(4) individuals selling horses or other equines 

11 at auctions are seldom aware that the animals may 

12 be bought for the purpose of being slaughtered for 

13 human consumption;’’; and 

14 (3) by striking paragraph (8), as so redesig15 nated, and inserting the following new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(8) the shipping, transporting, moving, deliv17 ering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or 

18 donation in intrastate commerce of horses and other 

19 equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, 

20 adversely affects and burdens interstate and foreign 

21 commerce;’’. 

22 (c) PROHIBITION.—Section 5 of the Horse Protection 

23 Act (15 U.S.C. 1824) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through 

2 (11) as paragraphs (9) through (12), respectively; 

3 and 

4 (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol5 lowing new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(8) The shipping, transporting, moving, deliv7 ering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or 

8 donation by a person of any horse or other equine 

9 that the person has reason to believe will be slaugh10 tered for human consumption.’’. 

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