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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Foreign Policy, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HE0D262C035DF412E803B87AC8D859D78: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 2023. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section HA64A470EB3E54FDEA0048AB873D9EE0C: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term advance deposit wager means a legal form of parimutuel wager in which an individual deposits money into an account and...
- Section H73ADB79D7B784F32AB2D538971265378: 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 is repealed.
- Section H79CB3BA9A3D94BDB80712771D786423F: 4. Authorization to enter into interstate compact The consent of Congress is given for States to enter into an interstate compact in accordance with this Act....
- Section H46B8E568721B4F26844657E46B5D8E7C: 101. Racehorse Health and Safety Organization States that are members of the interstate compact shall— establish and participate in an organization, to be...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Foreign Policy, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a licensed veterinarian who provides veterinary services to covered horses. The term workout means— a timed running of a horse over a predetermined distance not associated with a purse race
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