Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1675 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1675 To amend the Horse Protection Act to provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2025 Mr. DesJarlais (for himself and Mr. Rose) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Horse Protection Act to provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. Section 2 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1821) is amended-- (1) by striking the section designation and all that follows through ``requires:'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting the following: ``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. ``In this Act:''; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (2), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; (3) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: ``(1) Horse industry organization.--The term `Horse Industry Organization' means the organization established under section 4(c)(1)(A).''; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: ``(3) Objective inspection.--The term `objective inspection' means an inspection conducted by a veterinarian or veterinarian technician using only an inspection method based on a science-based protocol that consists of, at a minimum, swabbing and blood testing, and that-- ``(A) has been the subje