I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3378 
To protect the health and welfare of covered horses and improve the integrity 
and safety of horseracing by authorizing States to enter into an interstate 
compact to develop and enforce scientific medication control rules and 
racetrack safety rules that are uniform for each equine breed, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2025 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, and Mr. 
COLE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To protect the health and welfare of covered horses and 
improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by au-
thorizing States to enter into an interstate compact to 
develop and enforce scientific medication control rules 
and racetrack safety rules that are uniform for each 
equine breed, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 2025’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Repeal of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020. 
Sec. 4. Authorization to enter into interstate compact. 
TITLE I—RACEHORSE HEALTH AND SAFETY ORGANIZATION 
Sec. 101. Racehorse Health and Safety Organization. 
Sec. 102. Role of States and State racing commissions. 
Sec. 103. Exemption from the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
TITLE II—HORSERACING SCIENTIFIC MEDICATION CONTROL 
Sec. 201. Scientific medication control committees. 
Sec. 202. Horseracing scientific medication control rules. 
TITLE III—RACETRACK SAFETY 
Sec. 301. Definition of Committee. 
Sec. 302. Racetrack Safety Committee. 
Sec. 303. Racetrack safety rules. 
TITLE IV—RULE VIOLATIONS 
Sec. 401. Prohibited acts. 
Sec. 402. Results management and disciplinary process. 
Sec. 403. Administrative sanctions. 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 501. Effective dates. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGER.—The term ‘‘ad-
vance deposit wager’’ means a legal form of pari-
mutuel wager in which an individual deposits money 
into an account and such funds are used to pay for 
parimutuel wagers made either on-track or off-track. 
(2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 
board of directors of the Racehorse Health and Safe-
ty Organization established under section 101. 
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(5) COVERED HORSERACE.—The term ‘‘covered 
horserace’’ means any horserace involving covered 
horses that has a substantial relation to interstate 
commerce, including any horserace that is the sub-
ject of interstate off-track wagers or advance deposit 
wagers. 
(6) COVERED
PERSON.—The term ‘‘covered 
person’’ means any trainer, owner, breeder, jockey, 
driver, racetrack, veterinarian, person (as defined in 
section 1, of title 1, United States Code) licensed by 
a State racing commission, any agent, assign, or em-
ployee of such a person, and any other horse support 
personnel engaged in the care, training, or racing of 
covered horses. 
(7) EQUINE INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE.—The 
term ‘‘equine industry representative’’ means an or-
ganization representing the interests of, and whose 
membership consists in whole or in part of, owners, 
breeders, trainers, racetracks, veterinarians, State 
racing commissions, jockeys, and drivers. 
(8) IMMEDIATE
FAMILY
MEMBER.—The term 
‘‘immediate family member’’ includes a spouse, do-
mestic partner, mother, father, aunt, uncle, sibling, 
child, or member of the same household. 
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(9) INTERSTATE COMPACT.—The term ‘‘inter-
state compact’’ means the interstate compact en-
tered into pursuant to this Act. 
(10) INTERSTATE
OFF-TRACK
WAGER.—The 
term ‘‘interstate off-track wager’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 3 of the Interstate Horse-
racing Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3002). 
(11) JOCKEY; DRIVER.—The terms ‘‘jockey’’ 
and ‘‘driver’’ mean an individual who is a rider or 
driver of a covered horse in a covered horserace. 
(12) MEMBER
STATE.—The term ‘‘member 
State’’ means a State that is a member of the inter-
state compact. 
(13) OWNER; BREEDER.—The terms ‘‘owner’’ 
and ‘‘breeder’’ mean an individual who— 
(A) holds an ownership interest in a cov-
ered horse; or 
(B) is in the business of breeding covered 
horses. 
(14) 
RACETRACK.—The 
term 
‘‘racetrack’’ 
means an organization or person licensed by a State 
racing commission to conduct covered horseraces. 
(15) RHSO.—The term ‘‘RHSO’’ means the 
Racehorse Health and Safety Organization estab-
lished under section 101. 
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(16) SCIENTIFIC MEDICATION CONTROL COM-
MITTEE.—The term ‘‘scientific medication control 
committee’’ means a committee established under 
section 201. 
(17) STATE
RACING
COMMISSION.—The term 
‘‘State racing commission’’ means an entity des-
ignated by State law or regulation that has jurisdic-
tion over the conduct of horseracing within the ap-
plicable State. 
(18) TRAINER.—The term ‘‘trainer’’ means an 
individual that is engaged in the training of covered 
horses and is the recipient of direct or indirect com-
pensation or anything of value for such services or 
expertise. 
(19) TRAINING FACILITY.—The term ‘‘training 
facility’’ means a location that— 
(A) is not a racetrack recognized and des-
ignated by the Racehorse Health and Safety 
Organization; and 
(B) operates primarily to house covered 
horses or to conduct official timed workouts or 
qualifying races. 
(20) VETERINARIAN.—The term ‘‘veterinarian’’ 
means a licensed veterinarian who provides veteri-
nary services to covered horses. 
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(21) 
WORKOUT.—The 
term 
‘‘workout’’ 
means— 
(A) a timed running of a horse over a pre-
determined distance not associated with a purse 
race; or 
(B) the competing of a horse in a harness 
qualifying race. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF THE HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND 
SAFETY ACT OF 2020. 
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 
(15 U.S.C. 3051 et seq.) is repealed. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO INTERSTATE COM-
PACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The consent of Congress is given 
for States to enter into an interstate compact in accord-
ance with this Act. 
(b) CONSENT OF STATES.—A State may demonstrate 
consent to enter into the interstate compact through the 
enactment of a State law that contains a provision indi-
cating such consent that is substantially similar to the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘The State of lllllllll hereby consents to 
and enters into the interstate compact established in ac-
cordance with the Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 
2025.’’. 
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(c) PROHIBITION ON INTERSTATE OFF-TRACK WA-
GERS AMONG NON-MEMBER STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to, and in accord-
ance with, the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 
(15 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), a host State that is a 
member State of the interstate compact may allow 
the interstate transmission of any electronic signal 
for the purposes of allowing for the placement of 
interstate off-track wagers or advance deposit wa-
gers pertaining to the covered horserace concerned. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—A host State that is not a 
member State of the interstate compact is prohibited 
from allowing interstate transmission of any elec-
tronic signal for the purposes described in paragraph 
(1). 
(3) HOST STATE DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘‘host State’’ means a State in which a 
horserace subject to an interstate wager takes place. 
TITLE I—RACEHORSE HEALTH 
AND SAFETY ORGANIZATION 
SEC. 101. RACEHORSE HEALTH AND SAFETY ORGANIZA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—States that are members of the 
interstate compact shall— 
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(1) establish and participate in an organization, 
to be known as the ‘‘Racehorse Health and Safety 
Organization’’ or the ‘‘RHSO’’, to coordinate the de-
cision making and actions of the State racing com-
mission of each member State; and 
(2) develop bylaws and rules governing the 
RHSO, including rules establishing the RHSO as an 
agency for purposes of subchapter II of chapter 5 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(b) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The RHSO shall be gov-
erned by a board of directors composed of 9 mem-
bers, of whom— 
(A) 5 shall be appointed by the State rac-
ing commission of each of the 5 member States 
that had the greatest number of racing days 
during the preceding 3-year period, with each 
such State racing commission appointing 1 
member; and 
(B) 4 shall be appointed by the State rac-
ing commissions of the remaining member 
States. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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(A) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of 
the Board shall be elected annually by majority 
vote from among the members of the Board. 
(B) TERM.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clauses (ii) and (iii), the term of a mem-
ber of the Board shall not exceed 3 years. 
No member shall serve more than 3 full 
terms. 
(ii) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—For pur-
poses of staggering terms of appointment, 
the initial members appointed by the State 
racing commissions in the 5 member 
States that had the greatest number of 
racing days during the prior 3-year period 
shall serve an initial term of 4 years. 
(iii) EXPANSION IN CASE OF FEWER 
THAN 9 MEMBER STATES.—If, as of the 
date described in section 502(a), fewer 
than 9 States have entered the interstate 
compact, the Board shall add a new mem-
ber as each new State enters the interstate 
compact, up to a maximum of 9 members. 
(iv) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the 
Board shall be filled in the same manner 
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as the position was appointed immediately 
prior to the vacancy. An individual ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy occurring before 
the expiration of the term for which the 
predecessor of that individual was ap-
pointed shall be appointed for the remain-
der of that term. When the term of office 
of a member ends, the member may con-
tinue to serve until a successor is ap-
pointed. 
(C) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Each member of 
the Board shall— 
(I) before accepting appointment 
as a Board member, disclose any po-
tential conflict of interest; 
(II) notify the full Board imme-
diately upon engaging in any activity 
that the RHSO determines may be 
perceived as a conflict of interest; and 
(III) not less frequently than an-
nually, certify in writing the informa-
tion referred to in subclauses (I) and 
(II) and disclose any potential or per-
ceived conflicts of interest. 
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(ii) RECUSAL REQUIRED.—A member 
of the Board shall recuse himself or herself 
from discussion of any item before the 
Board if such discussion— 
(I) relates to the direct financial 
interest of the member of the Board 
or an immediate family member of the 
member of the Board; and 
(II) does not apply to all covered 
horses within a breed. 
(D) REMOVAL AND ETHICS.—The Board 
may remove by majority vote a member of the 
Board or the chairperson of the Board for— 
(i) neglect of duty, unethical behavior, 
or malfeasance in office (including conduct 
determined by the Board to be injurious to 
the integrity of horseracing, such as con-
tract violations or perjury); or 
(ii) conviction of a violation of a Fed-
eral or State civil or criminal law related 
to horseracing. 
(E) QUORUM.—In order to consider at a 
meeting any item requiring the approval of the 
Board, the Board shall have in attendance at 
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such a meeting (either in person or remotely) a 
majority of members of the Board. 
(c) DUTIES OF THE BOARD.—The duties of Board 
shall be— 
(1)(A) to adopt rules with respect to scientific 
medication control recommended by each scientific 
medication control committee under section 202; or 
(B) to modify, or not adopt rules so rec-
ommended or adopt alternative rules if the Board 
determines, by a preponderance of evidence, that 
such recommendations do not meet the requirements 
specified in paragraph (4); 
(2)(A) to adopt rules with respect to racetrack 
safety recommended by the Racetrack Safety Com-
mittee under section 303; or 
(B) to modify, or not adopt rules so rec-
ommended or adopt alternative rules if the Board 
determines, by a preponderance of evidence, that 
such recommendations do not meet the requirements 
specified in paragraph (4); 
(3) to adopt rules with respect to rule viola-
tions, as described in sections 401, 402, and 403; 
(4) to ensure that any rule adopted under para-
graph (1), (2), or (3) is based on generally accepted 
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scientific principles and methods, and to the extent 
possible, on peer-reviewed scientific data and studies; 
(5) to hold open meetings with respect to pro-
posed rules recommended under sections 202 and 
303, at which the chairperson of the scientific medi-
cation control committee concerned or the chair-
person of the Racetrack Safety Committee, as appli-
cable, or the representative of such chairperson, 
shall present such proposed rules; 
(6) not later than 45 days before any such 
meeting is to be held— 
(A) to post on the internet website of the 
RHSO any proposed rule described in para-
graph (1) or (2) (or modifications to such rules) 
under consideration at such meeting; and 
(B) to submit to each State racing com-
mission (and to any other individual upon re-
quest) notification of such meeting; 
(7) to adopt any rule under paragraphs (1), 
(2), and (3) by a vote of not less than a two-thirds 
majority of the Board, determine the effective date 
of any such rule, and update any such rule in ac-
cordance with the process established under para-
graphs (5) and (6); 
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(8) after notice and an opportunity for public 
comment, in consultation with the State racing com-
missions, to develop and maintain a nationwide 
database of racehorse safety, performance, health, 
and injury information for the purpose of conducting 
an epidemiological study; 
(9) in carrying out paragraph (8), to require 
covered persons and equine industry representatives 
to collect and submit for inclusion in such database 
such information as the RHSO considers necessary 
to further the goal of increased horse welfare; 
(10) with respect to covered persons— 
(A) subject to section 102, to issue sub-
poenas and investigate rule violations; and 
(B) to refer to the appropriate State rac-
ing commission any such violation for enforce-
ment action unless the State racing commission 
concerned agrees to give that enforcement au-
thority to the RHSO; 
(11) in consultation with member States, to de-
velop uniform standards for veterinarian’s and stew-
ard’s lists and uniform procedures for entering 
horses on, and removing horses from, such lists; 
(12) to establish, and conduct oversight activi-
ties with respect to, the scientific medication control 
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committees under section 201 and the Racetrack 
Safety Committee under 302; 
(13) in carrying out paragraph (12), with re-
spect to members of the committees referred to in 
that paragraph— 
(A) to assess such members for potential 
conflicts on a case-by-case basis; and 
(B) to determine, in the sole discretion of 
the Board, whether the potential conflict re-
quires removal from the committee or denial of 
the opportunity to vote on an item pending be-
fore the relevant committee; 
(14) to carry out activities described in sub-
section (e) relating to laboratory accreditation; and 
(15) to ensure that member States comply with 
the terms of this Act, the interstate compact, and 
the rules adopted by the Board under this section, 
including the prohibition on interstate off-track wa-
gers among non-member States specified in section 
4(c). 
(d) FUNDING.— 
(1) INITIAL
FUNDING.—The RHSO, acting 
through the Board, shall assess an initial fee from 
each State racing commission of a member State in 
an amount determined by the Board to be sufficient 
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to cover the startup costs of the racing commission 
for the first full year that begins after the effective 
date specified in section 502(a). 
(2) PERMANENT FUNDING.— 
(A) ASSESSMENT
AND
COLLECTION
OF 
FEES BY STATES.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning on a 
date determined by the RHSO, each State 
racing commission of a member State shall 
remit to the RHSO an amount of fees de-
termined under subparagraph (B), in ac-
cordance with a schedule developed by the 
RHSO. 
(ii) DETERMINATION OF METHODS.— 
Each State racing commission of a mem-
ber State shall determine, subject to the 
applicable laws, regulations, and contracts 
of the State concerned, the method by 
which the amount of fees determined in ac-
cordance with subparagraph (B) shall be 
allocated, assessed, and collected. 
(B) ANNUAL CALCULATION OF AMOUNTS 
REQUIRED.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—For the first year 
in which fees are collected under this sub-
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section, not later than the date determined 
by the RHSO, and not later than Novem-
ber 1 each year thereafter, the RHSO shall 
determine and provide to each State racing 
commission the estimated amount required 
from each member State— 
(I) to fund the member State’s 
proportionate share of the expendi-
tures incurred in administering the 
horseracing scientific medication con-
trol rules under subsection (c)(1) and 
the racetrack safety rules under sec-
tion subsection (c)(2) for each breed 
of covered horses racing in covered 
horseraces in the State; and 
(II) to liquidate any loan under-
taken or other debt incurred to cover 
a shortfall in fees assessed for the 
current calendar year and any pre-
ceding calendar year. 
(ii) BASIS
OF
CALCULATION.—The 
amounts calculated under clause (i) shall 
be based on the annual breed-specific 
budget of the RHSO for the breed in that 
State for the following year as approved by 
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the Board of Directors after taking into 
account— 
(I) the projected number of rac-
ing starts for the year separately for 
each breed in that State; and 
(II) any other sources of RHSO 
income. 
(C) STATE
RACING
COMMISSION
ASSESS-
MENT.— 
(i) SOURCES.—A State may fund the 
amount 
required 
under 
subparagraph 
(B)(i) from a variety of sources, including 
foal registration fees, sales contributions, 
starter fees, track fees, and other fees on 
covered persons. 
(ii) BREED-SPECIFIC ASSESSMENTS.— 
In assessing fees to meet the requirement 
under subparagraph (B), a State racing 
commission shall assess fees on a breed- 
specific basis, for the Standardbred, Thor-
oughbred, and the Quarter Horse indus-
tries operating within that State. Each 
such assessment shall be specifically ear-
marked for the development, refinement, 
and maintenance of— 
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(I) horseracing scientific medica-
tion control rules consistent with sub-
section (c)(1) that are specific and 
limited to each breed’s unique per-
formance model and developed safety 
protocols; and 
(II) racetrack safety rules con-
sistent with subsection (c)(2) that are 
specific and limited to each breed’s 
unique performance model and devel-
oped safety protocols. 
(iii) NO COMMINGLING.—A State rac-
ing commission of a member State shall 
ensure that funds assessed by the member 
State for a single breed of covered horses 
shall not be commingled for the use or sub-
sidy of any other breed of covered horses. 
(iv) THREE-FOURTHS MAJORITY VOTE 
REQUIRED FOR RATE INCREASES.—In the 
case of a proposed increase in the amount 
required under clause (i) that exceeds 5 
percent, such increase shall only become 
effective if the increase is approved by a 
vote of not less than a three-fourths major-
ity of the Board. 
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(3) BORROWING.—The RHSO may incur debt 
to carry out the duties of the RHSO but may not 
accept loans from any covered person or equine in-
dustry representative. 
(e) TESTING LABORATORIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The RHSO shall review ex-
isting rules relating to laboratory accreditation and 
testing standards issued by the State racing commis-
sions and the National Veterinary Services Labora-
tories of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service of the Department of Agriculture. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The RHSO shall select 
an accreditation body to conduct the accredita-
tion of laboratories and the audits of labora-
tories so accredited to ensure compliance with 
rules issued under subsection (c)(1). 
(B) AUTHORITY.—The accreditation body 
selected under subparagraph (A) shall have the 
authority to require specific test samples to be 
directed to, and tested by, laboratories with spe-
cial expertise in the required tests. 
(C) CONDITION OF ACCREDITATION.—The 
accreditation body so selected shall ensure that 
each laboratory seeking accreditation to conduct 
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testing of covered horses has a relationship with 
a national laboratory, such as the National Vet-
erinary Services Laboratories of the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service. 
(3) SELECTION OF LABORATORIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A State racing commis-
sion may select, for purposes of testing samples 
from 
covered 
horses 
racing 
in 
covered 
horseraces in the State concerned, a laboratory 
accredited by the accreditation body selected 
under paragraph (2). 
(B) SELECTION BY THE RHSO.—If a State 
racing commission selects a laboratory that is 
not accredited by the accreditation body se-
lected under paragraph (2), the RHSO shall se-
lect a laboratory accredited by the accreditation 
body selected under paragraph (2) to test sam-
ples taken in that State. 
SEC. 102. ROLE OF STATES AND STATE RACING COMMIS-
SIONS. 
(a) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) STATE ELECTION TO ENFORCE.—A State 
racing commission may elect to exercise enforcement 
authority with respect to the rules issued under 
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paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 101(c) within the 
State concerned. 
(2) RHSO RULES.—If a State racing commis-
sion does not make the election described in para-
graph (1), the RHSO shall enforce the rules issued 
under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 101(c) with-
in the State, pursuant to a memorandum of under-
standing entered into with the RHSO. 
(b) PREEMPTION.—The rules of the RHSO promul-
gated in accordance with this Act shall preempt any provi-
sion of State law or regulation of member States with re-
spect to matters within the jurisdiction of the RHSO. 
(c) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES.— 
Each member State shall, as a condition of being a mem-
ber of the interstate compact, have in effect a statute that 
treats as an unfair or deceptive act or practice the sale 
of a covered horse, or of any other horse in anticipation 
of its future participation in a covered race, if the seller— 
(1) knows or has reason to know the horse has 
been administered— 
(A) a bisphosphonate prior to the horse’s 
fourth birthday; or 
(B) any other substance or method the 
RHSO determines has a long-term degrading 
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effect on the soundness of the covered horse; 
and 
(2) fails to disclose to the buyer the administra-
tion of the bisphosphonate or other such substance 
or method. 
SEC. 103. EXEMPTION FROM THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT. 
RHSO and any committee or subcommittee of RHSO 
are not subject to chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act). 
TITLE 
II—HORSERACING 
SCI-
ENTIFIC 
MEDICATION 
CON-
TROL 
SEC. 201. SCIENTIFIC MEDICATION CONTROL COMMITTEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of developing, up-
dating, and implementing a set of proposed rules with re-
spect to horseracing scientific medication control for cov-
ered horses, covered persons, and covered horseraces, the 
RHSO shall establish a scientific medication control com-
mittee with respect to each breed of horses involved in cov-
ered horserace, as follows: 
(1) A Standardbred Racing Scientific Medica-
tion Control Committee. 
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(2) A Quarter Horse Racing Scientific Medica-
tion Control Committee. 
(3) A Thoroughbred Racing Scientific Medica-
tion Control Committee. 
(b) DUTIES.—Each scientific medication control com-
mittee shall draft proposed rules regarding scientific medi-
cation control, in accordance with subsection (e), and shall 
recommend the proposed rules to the Board. 
(c) MEETINGS.—Except as provided in subsection 
(e), meetings of a scientific medication control committee 
may be closed. 
(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—Each scientific medication 
control committee shall be composed of 7 members, 
as follows: 
(A) REGULATORY MEMBERS.—Three mem-
bers of each scientific medication control com-
mittee shall be appointed— 
(i) by the Board from within the 
equine industry; and 
(ii) based on their knowledge of 
equine exercise physiology, forensic toxi-
cology, or equine pharmacology. 
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(B) INDUSTRY MEMBERS.—Four members 
of each scientific medication control committee 
shall be appointed as follows: 
(i) For the Standardbred Racing Sci-
entific Medication Control Committee, such 
appointments shall be made by the United 
States Trotting Association. 
(ii) For the Quarter Horse Racing 
Scientific Medication Control Committee, 
such appointments shall be made by the 
American Quarter Horse Association. 
(iii) For the Thoroughbred Racing 
Scientific Medication Control Committee, 
such appointments shall be made by the 
National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Pro-
tective Association. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The members of a sci-
entific medication control committee appointed 
under paragraph (1)(B) shall— 
(i) have significant, recent experience 
in medication control or toxicology re-
search; or 
(ii) hold a doctorate of philosophy or 
equivalent degree. 
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(B) 
ADDITIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS.—Of 
the 
members 
appointed 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(B)— 
(i) at least 1 member shall be a math-
ematician or statistician with experience in 
threshold determination; 
(ii) at least 1 member shall be an 
equine exercise physiologist; 
(iii) at least 1 member shall be an 
equine pharmacologist; and 
(iv) at least 1 member shall be an an-
alytical chemist. 
(3) TERM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term of each member of 
a scientific medication control committee shall 
not exceed 3 years. Such term is renewable for 
an indefinite number of terms. 
(B) INITIAL TERM.—For purposes of stag-
gering the terms of appointment, the members 
first appointed under paragraph (1)(A) shall 
serve an initial term of 4 years. 
(C) LIMITATION.—No member of a sci-
entific medication control committee may serve 
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as a member on more than 2 scientific medica-
tion control committees. 
(4) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of each 
scientific medication control committee shall be 
elected annually from among the members of the sci-
entific medication control committee by majority 
vote of the scientific medication control committee. 
(5) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—Each member 
appointed to a scientific medication control com-
mittee shall, before the beginning of any meeting of 
the scientific medication control committee, declare 
any conflicts of interest directly pertinent to the 
agenda of such meeting. 
(6) QUORUM.—In order to consider at a meet-
ing any rule being proposed to the Board, each sci-
entific medication control committee shall have in at-
tendance at such a meeting (either in person or re-
motely) a majority of members of the scientific 
medication control committee. 
(e) RULES FOR SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL CONTROL.— 
(1) ADOPTION OF RULES.—Not later than 90 
days before the consideration of a rule (or a modi-
fication to such a rule), each scientific medication 
control committee shall hold an open meeting at 
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which covered persons or their representatives may 
provide input. 
(2) NOTICE OF MEETING.—Not less than 45 
days before the date on which the meeting referred 
to in paragraph (1) is to be held, the agenda, loca-
tion, and date of such meeting shall— 
(A) be posted on the internet website of 
the RHSO; 
(B) submitted to the Racing Medication 
and Testing Consortium, the Harness Racing 
Medication Collaborative, and the American 
Quarter Horse Association Medication Com-
mittee; and 
(C) provided to any individual or entity re-
questing such information. 
(3) RECORDING OF INPUT.—If any input from 
a covered person (or a representative of a covered 
person) is provided during a meeting referred to in 
paragraph (1), or provided in writing, such input 
shall be transcribed and recorded and made part of 
the record of the scientific medication control com-
mittee concerned. 
(4) REVIEW OF MEDICATION AND THRESHOLD 
RULES.— 
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approval proposed modifications to such 
rules to include such medication. 
SEC. 202. HORSERACING SCIENTIFIC MEDICATION CON-
TROL RULES. 
(a) APPLICABILITY.—Scientific medication control 
rules issued under section 101(c)(1) for each breed of cov-
ered horse shall apply to— 
(1) covered horseraces, covered persons, and 
covered horses in member States; and 
(2) any covered horse or covered person from a 
State that is not a member State that seeks to race 
in a covered horserace in a member State. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF PROPOSED RULES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In developing proposed sci-
entific medication control rules with respect to a 
breed of covered horses, to the extent possible, a sci-
entific medication control committee shall— 
(A) use scientific methods; 
(B) address all topics set forth in sub-
section (c); and 
(C) take into account the unique charac-
teristics and needs of such breed and its racing 
performance model, including the varying num-
ber and nature of races each year for the breed. 
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(2) TRANSITION.—Until the date on which 
rules issued by the RHSO pursuant to section 
101(c) become effective, the rules of the State con-
cerned shall apply with respect to the administration 
of medication to covered horses racing in covered 
horseraces. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The proposed rules referred to in 
subsection (b) shall provide— 
(1) that— 
(A) a covered horse may only compete in 
a covered horserace if the horse is— 
(i) free from the active pharma-
cological effect of medications, other for-
eign substances, and methods that enhance 
the natural performance of the covered 
horse; and 
(ii) unencumbered by— 
(I) foreign substances; and 
(II) diseases or conditions; 
(B) a covered horse that is injured or de-
termined by a veterinarian to be unsound may 
not train or participate in a covered horserace; 
(C) the use of medications, other foreign 
substances, and treatment methods that mask 
pain in order to allow an injured or unsound 
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covered horse to train or race in a covered 
horserace shall be prohibited; 
(D) with respect to the uniformity of rules, 
standards, procedures, and protocols regulating 
medication and treatment methods for covered 
horses and covered horseraces, such rules, 
standards, procedures, and protocols— 
(i) shall be uniform within each breed 
of covered horse; and 
(ii) shall not be imposed on all 3 
breeds unless specifically adopted by the 
scientific medication control committee for 
each breed; and 
(E) breed-specific rules, standards, proce-
dures, and protocols shall include breed-specific 
permissible thresholds, medication withdrawal 
guidelines, and other breed-specific concerns 
with respect to the administration of medica-
tion; and 
(2) for— 
(A) the development, in consultation with 
the State racing commissions and the National 
Veterinary Services Laboratories of the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service, of a list of 
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permitted and prohibited medications, methods, 
and substances, for each breed of covered horse; 
(B) a process for the review by the sci-
entific medication control committee concerned 
for the administration of any medication to a 
covered horse during the 24-hour period pre-
ceding the next racing start of the covered 
horse; and 
(C) the performance and management of 
test distribution planning (including intel-
ligence-based testing), the sample collection 
process, and in-competition and out-of-competi-
tion testing (including no-advance-notice test-
ing). 
TITLE III—RACETRACK SAFETY 
SEC. 301. DEFINITION OF COMMITTEE. 
In this title, the term ‘‘Committee’’ means the Race-
track Safety Committee established under section 302. 
SEC. 302. RACETRACK SAFETY COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of developing, 
updating, and implementing mandatory horseracing race-
track safety rules for covered horses, covered persons, and 
covered horseraces under this Act, the RHSO shall estab-
lish a Racetrack Safety Committee. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 
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(1) draft proposed rules with respect to race-
track safety for each horse breed competing in cov-
ered horseraces, in accordance with subsection (d); 
(2) recommend such proposed rules to the 
Board; and 
(3) for purposes of making such recommenda-
tions, obtain testimony or other documented com-
ment from racetrack superintendents from each af-
fected breed of covered horses. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be com-
posed of 7 members as follows: 
(1) REGULATORY MEMBERS.—Three such mem-
bers shall be representatives of the equine industry, 
selected by the Board for their knowledge of race-
track safety, management, and maintenance. 
(2) INDUSTRY MEMBERS.—Four such members 
shall be appointed as follows: 
(A) One member shall be appointed by the 
United States Trotting Association. 
(B) One member shall be appointed by the 
American Quarter Horse Association. 
(C) One member shall be appointed by the 
National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective 
Association. 
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(D) One member shall be a racetrack su-
perintendent appointed by the Association of 
Racing Commissioners International. 
(3) TERM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term of each member of 
the Committee shall not exceed 3 years. Such 
term is renewable for an indefinite number of 
terms. 
(B) INITIAL TERM.—For purposes of stag-
gering the terms of appointment, the members 
first appointed under paragraph (1) shall serve 
an initial term of 4 years. 
(4) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of the 
Committee shall be elected annually from among the 
members of the Committee by majority vote of the 
Committee. 
(5) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 
Committee shall— 
(i) before accepting appointment as a 
member of the Committee, disclose any po-
tential conflict of interest; and 
(ii) notify the full Board immediately 
upon engaging in any activity that the 
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RHSO determines may be perceived as a 
conflict. 
(B) RECUSAL REQUIRED.—A member of 
the Committee shall recuse himself or herself 
from discussion of any item at a meeting of the 
Committee if such discussion— 
(i) relates to the direct financial inter-
est of any member of the Committee; and 
(ii) does not apply to all covered 
horses within a breed. 
(6) REMOVAL AND ETHICS.—The Board may 
remove by majority vote a member of the Committee 
for— 
(A) neglect of duty, unethical behavior, or 
malfeasance in office (including conduct deter-
mined by the Board to be injurious to the integ-
rity of horseracing, such as contract violations 
and perjury); or 
(B) conviction of a violation of a Federal 
or State civil or criminal law related to horse-
racing. 
(7) QUORUM.—In order to consider at a meet-
ing any rule being proposed to the Board, the Com-
mittee shall have in attendance at such a meeting 
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(either in person or remotely) a majority of members 
of the Committee. 
(d) PROCESS FOR ADOPTION OF RULES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days be-
fore the consideration of a proposed rule (or a modi-
fication to such a rule), the Committee shall hold an 
open meeting at which covered persons or their rep-
resentatives may provide input. 
(2) NOTICE OF MEETING.—Not less than 45 
days before the date on which the meeting referred 
to in paragraph (1) is to be held, the agenda, loca-
tion, and date of such meeting shall— 
(A) be posted on the internet website of 
the RHSO; 
(B) submitted to the Racing Medication 
and Testing Consortium, the Harness Racing 
Medication Collaborative, and the American 
Quarter Horse Association Medication; and 
(C) provided to any individual or entity re-
questing such information. 
(3) RECORDING OF INPUT.—If any input from 
a covered person (or a representative of a covered 
person) is provided during a meeting referred to in 
paragraph (1), or provided in writing, such input 
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shall be transcribed and recorded and made part of 
the record of the Committee. 
SEC. 303. RACETRACK SAFETY RULES. 
(a) APPLICABILITY.—The racetrack safety rules es-
tablished pursuant to section 101(c)(2) shall apply with 
respect to covered horses, covered persons, and covered 
horseraces. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF PROPOSED RULES.—In devel-
oping proposed racetrack safety rules, the Committee 
shall— 
(1) consult with the State racing commissions; 
and 
(2) take into consideration safety standards in 
use as of the date of the enactment of this Act, in-
cluding— 
(A) the National Thoroughbred Racing As-
sociation Safety and Integrity Alliance Code of 
Standards; and 
(B) the Association of Racing Commis-
sioners International Model Rules. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The proposed rules referred to in 
subsection (b) shall include the following: 
(1) Training and racing safety standards and 
protocols that— 
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(A) take into account regional differences 
and the character of different racing facilities 
that may cause variations based on geo-
graphical and environmental differences; 
(B) are otherwise uniform within each 
breed of covered horses and unique to the per-
formance model of each such breed; 
(C) are consistent with the humane treat-
ment of covered horses; and 
(D) may include lists of permitted and pro-
hibited practices, methods, and track surfaces 
that affect safety. 
(2) Track safety standards and protocols, uni-
form within each breed of covered horses, which may 
include rules governing— 
(A) human and equine injury reporting 
and prevention; and 
(B) oversight and movement of covered 
horses. 
(3) With respect to the accreditation by the 
RHSO of racetracks within each breed of covered 
horses racing in covered horseraces— 
(A) safety, training, and performance 
standards of such accreditation; 
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(B) the process by which a racetrack with-
in each breed may achieve and maintain such 
accreditation; and 
(C) the penalties to be imposed by the 
RHSO or a State racing commission, as appli-
cable, in the case of a racetrack not complying 
with such standards. 
(4) In the case of a racetrack that does not, as 
of the date on which the rules established pursuant 
to section 101(c)(2) become effective, meet the 
standards for accreditation issued pursuant to para-
graph (2), a process for the extension of provisional 
or interim accreditation for a period not to exceed 
1 year— 
(A) to a racetrack accredited by the Na-
tional Thoroughbred Racing Association Safety 
and Integrity Alliance; and 
(B) that is— 
(i) determined at a meeting that takes 
place on a date during such 1-year period; 
and 
(ii) sanctioned by the United States 
Trotting Association or any entity empow-
ered to perform such function on behalf of 
the American Quarter Horse Association. 
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(5) The establishment and process for main-
taining a racing surface quality maintenance system 
that— 
(A) takes into account regional environ-
mental differences and the character of dif-
ferent racing facilities, including differences 
among breeds; and 
(B) may include requirements for— 
(i) track surface design and consist-
ency; and 
(ii) standard operating procedures re-
lated to track surface monitoring and 
maintenance, such as standardized sea-
sonal assessment, daily tracking, and 
measurement. 
(6) A process for injury and fatality analysis, 
which may include— 
(A) pre-training and post-training and race 
inspections; 
(B) use of a veterinarian’s list or a stew-
ard’s list that meet standards specified under 
section 101(c)(11); and 
(C) jockey, exercise rider, and driver con-
cussion protocols. 
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(7) Requirements relating to the conduct of 
safety and performance research. 
(8) Rules relating to the establishment of edu-
cational programs. 
TITLE IV—RULE VIOLATIONS 
SEC. 401. PROHIBITED ACTS. 
In enforcing the rules issued under section 101(c), 
the Board shall prohibit the following: 
(1) Certain nontherapeutic medications and 
substances, including— 
(A) the administration to a covered horse 
of such a medication or substance; 
(B) the presence of such a medication or 
substance in a blood, urine, or hair sample of 
a covered horse; 
(C) the use or attempted use of such a 
medication or substance on a covered horse; 
(D) possession or attempted possession of 
such a medication or substance; 
(E) trafficking or attempted trafficking in 
any such medication or substance; and 
(F) manufacturing, producing, or formu-
lating such a medication or substance. 
(2) Certain therapeutic medications and sub-
stances in quantitative amounts that exceed the ir-
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relevant concentration present in a covered horse 
during a prohibited timeframe before or after the 
covered horse races in a covered horserace, includ-
ing— 
(A) the administration to a covered horse 
of such a medication or substance; 
(B) the presence of such a medication or 
substance in a blood, urine, or hair sample of 
a covered horse; and 
(C) the use or attempted use of such a 
medication or substance on a covered horse. 
(3) Refusal or failure— 
(A) without compelling justification, to 
submit a covered horse for collection of a blood, 
urine, or hair sample; 
(B) to cooperate with the RHSO, a State 
racing commission, or an agent thereof during 
any investigation; 
(C) to respond truthfully, to the best of a 
covered person’s knowledge, to a question of the 
RHSO, a State racing commission, or an agent 
thereof with respect to any matter under the ju-
risdiction of such entity; and 
(D) in the case of a racetrack, to be in 
compliance with track safety standards. 
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(4) Tampering or attempted tampering with the 
application of the rules issued by or process adopted 
by the RHSO under section 101(c), including— 
(A) the intentional interference, or an at-
tempt to interfere, with the RHSO, a State rac-
ing commission, or an agent thereof; 
(B) the procurement or the provision of 
fraudulent information to the RHSO, a State 
racing commission, or an agent thereof; and 
(C) the intimidation of, or an attempt to 
intimidate, a potential witness. 
(5) Assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting, 
conspiring, covering up, or any other type of inten-
tional complicity involving a violation of a rule 
issued under section 101(c) or the violation of a pe-
riod of suspension or eligibility imposed on a covered 
person, covered horse, or covered horserace. 
(6) Threatening or seeking to intimidate a per-
son with the intent of discouraging the person from 
the good faith reporting to the RHSO, a State rac-
ing commission, or an agent thereof, of information 
that relates to— 
(A) an alleged violation of a rule issued by 
the RHSO under section 101(c); or 
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(B) alleged noncompliance with such a 
rule. 
SEC. 402. RESULTS MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINARY 
PROCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall issue rules with 
respect to the disciplinary process for safety, performance, 
and scientific medication control rule violations, which 
may include the existing Model Rules of the Association 
of Racing Commissioners International. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The rules and processes issued 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The undertaking of investigations at race-
track and nonracetrack facilities related to safety 
violations. In performing investigations, the RHSO 
and State racing commissions shall seek assistance 
as needed. 
(2) Procedures for— 
(A) investigating, charging, and adjudi-
cating violations; and 
(B) the enforcement of administrative 
sanctions. 
(3) A schedule of administrative sanctions for 
violations. 
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(4) Disciplinary hearings, which may include 
binding arbitration, mediation, administrative sanc-
tions, and research. 
(5) Management of violation results. 
(6) Referral for criminal law enforcement inves-
tigation. 
(7) Provisions for notification of safety, per-
formance, and scientific medication control rule vio-
lations. 
(8) A process by which a noncompliant member 
State may be removed by unanimous vote of the re-
maining member States. 
(9) Hearing procedures. 
(10) Standards for burden of proof. 
(11) Presumptions, including a rebuttable pre-
sumption of liability for covered persons who are 
trainers for any violations of the scientific medica-
tion control rules under section 101(c)(1). 
(12) Evidentiary rules. 
(13) Appeals. 
(14) Guidelines for confidentiality and public 
reporting of decisions. 
(c) DUE PROCESS.—The rules established under sub-
section (a) shall provide for adequate due process, includ-
ing— 
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(1) impartial hearing officers or tribunals com-
mensurate with the seriousness of the alleged safety, 
performance, or scientific medication control rule 
violation and the possible civil sanctions for such vio-
lation; 
(2) the right to counsel, to confront witnesses, 
and to have a transcribed record of the proceedings; 
and 
(3) the right to have a decision rendered not 
later than 60 days after the date on which the hear-
ing closes. 
SEC. 403. ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall— 
(1) review existing Model Rules of the Associa-
tion of Racing Commissioners International applica-
ble to a specific breed, imposing administrative sanc-
tions against covered persons or covered horses for 
safety, performance, and medication control rule vio-
lations; and 
(2) subject to subsection (b), issue and update 
rules relating to administrative sanctions referred to 
in paragraph (1). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The rules established under 
subsection (a) shall— 
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