I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4241 
To amend the Horse Protection Act, to prohibit the transportation of horses 
in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more 
levels stacked on top of one another, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2023 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. TITUS, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Mr. CARSON, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. ALLRED, 
Mr. KILMER, Mr. BEYER, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. NORTON, 
Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. STANTON, Mr. 
MEEKS, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor-
gia, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. 
CROCKETT, Mr. NADLER, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. CHU, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. 
BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. DOGGETT, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. DEAN of Penn-
sylvania, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. POCAN, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. 
CARTWRIGHT, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, 
Mr. TONKO, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, 
Mr. LYNCH, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. LIEU, 
Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. KEATING, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
HARDER of California) 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 transpor-
tation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor 
vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of 
one another, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Horse Transportation 
Safety Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES IN CERTAIN VEHI-
CLES PROHIBITED. 
(a) PROHIBITED ACT.—Section 5 of the Horse Pro-
tection Act (15 U.S.C. 1824) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(12)(A) The transport, or causing to be trans-
ported, of a horse from a place in a State, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the 
United States through or to a place in another 
State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or 
possession of the United States in a motor vehicle 
containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of each 
other. 
‘‘(B) In this subparagraph, the term ‘motor ve-
hicle’— 
‘‘(i) means a vehicle driven or drawn by 
mechanical power and manufactured primarily 
for use on public highways; and 
‘‘(ii) does not include a vehicle operated ex-
clusively on a rail or rails.’’. 
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(b) PENALTIES.—Section 6 of the Horse Protection 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1825) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and 
(3)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) The penalties under paragraphs (1) and 
(2) shall not apply with respect to a violation of sec-
tion 5(12).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Any 
person who violates section 5’’ and inserting 
‘‘Except as specified in paragraph (5), any per-
son who violates section 5’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) A person that knowingly violates section 
5(12) is liable to the United States Government for 
a civil penalty of at least $100, but not more than 
$500, for each violation. A separate violation of sec-
tion 5(12) occurs for each horse that is transported, 
or caused to be transported, in violation of such sec-
tion. Such penalty shall be in addition to any pen-
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alty or remedy available under any other law or com-
mon law.’’. 
Æ 
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