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Union Calendar No. 397 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5441 
[Report No. 117–553] 
To amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts 
under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve 
Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 
Mr. COHEN
(for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 
BUCHANAN, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. 
DELBENE, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. SHERRILL, 
Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. KILMER, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. ROYBAL- 
ALLARD, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. KHANNA, 
Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. TITUS, 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. NORTON, Mr. DEFAZIO, 
Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. TONKO, 
Mr. MEUSER, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MI-
CHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. 
CASTEN, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. POCAN, 
Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CARBAJAL, 
Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. 
PAPPAS, Mr. WALTZ, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. BUDD, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. 
PINGREE, Ms. PORTER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. PETERS, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. 
TLAIB, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. MENG, Ms. DEAN, Mr. DAVID 
SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. WELCH, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. PA-
NETTA, Mr. REED, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. KAP-
TUR, Mr. BEYER, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. 
LIEU, Mr. KATKO, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, 
Ms. STEVENS, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. 
O’HALLERAN, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. BERA, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, 
Mr. CARTER
of Louisiana, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Mr. STANTON, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. BASS, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. BUCK, Mr. 
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RESCHENTHALER, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. WILD, Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. CARSON, Mr. HIGGINS of New 
York, Miss RICE of New York, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. MCNER-
NEY, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. FORTEN-
BERRY, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. ADAMS, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. DESAULNIER, 
Mr. KILDEE, Ms. JACOBS of California, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. CICILLINE, 
Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mrs. LURIA, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. DEGETTE, 
Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. SEAN PAT-
RICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. 
CLARKE of New York, Ms. CHU, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. JONES, 
Mr. CORREA, Mr. KEATING, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. HIMES, Ms. LEE of 
California, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. SIRES, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. VAN DREW, 
Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. LYNCH, 
Mr. LAMB, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. WEXTON, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. MCHENRY, 
Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. TRONE, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, 
Mr. HUDSON, Mr. KELLER, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. 
CASE, Mr. SOTO, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. 
KELLY of Pennsylvania, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. UPTON, Mr. 
BACON, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LAWSON 
of Florida, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. POSEY, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. NEAL, Mr. 
EVANS, Mr. GIMENEZ, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. 
DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. ROSS, Mr. 
GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. KIND, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. KIM of 
New Jersey, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. CROW, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. JOYCE of 
Ohio, Ms. GRANGER, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mrs. TORRES of 
California, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, 
and Mr. NORCROSS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
NOVEMBER 14, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. ISSA, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. C. 
SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. CRIST, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. LEVIN of California, Ms. OMAR, Mr. RODNEY 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 
TURNER, Mr. VELA, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. 
TORRES of New York, Mr. STEIL, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. MANNING, Ms. MACE, 
Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, 
Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. CHABOT, 
Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. 
BOURDEAUX, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. ARRINGTON, 
Ms. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. HILL, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ 
of Texas, Mr. WITTMAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. FULCHER, Ms. STANSBURY, 
Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. 
CAREY, Ms. WATERS, Mr. CURTIS, and Mr. MFUME 
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NOVEMBER 14, 2022 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional 
unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for 
violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture 
enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes. 
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