I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2966 
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 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 
Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 
BILBRAY, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. RAHALL, 
Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BART-
LETT, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. PETERS, Ms. NOR-
TON, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. NADLER, Mr. YOUNG of 
Florida, Mr. LANCE, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. SHERMAN, 
Mr. OLVER, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. LEE 
of California, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. JOHNSON 
of Georgia, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. 
WHITFIELD, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. WATT, Mrs. MCCARTHY 
of New York, Mr. FILNER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MORAN, Ms. WOOL-
SEY, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. JONES, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KUCINICH, 
Mr. STARK, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 
CLEAVER, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
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 
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equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Horse 
Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SHIPPING, TRANSPORTING, MOV-
ING, DELIVERING, RECEIVING, POSSESSING, 
PURCHASING, SELLING, OR DONATION OF 
HORSES AND OTHER EQUINES FOR SLAUGH-
TER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Horse Protection 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1821) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 
and (4) as paragraphs (2), (3), (5), and (6), respec-
tively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redes-
ignated by paragraph (1)) the following: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘human consumption’ means in-
gestion by people as a source of food.’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘slaughter’ means the killing of 
1 or more horses or other equines with the intent to 
sell or trade the flesh for human consumption.’’. 
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