,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ai1 #bjba,ms4  
,schakowsky 7for herself and ,mr4       
,buchanan7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,horse ,protection
 ,act to prohibit the shipping1         
transporting1 moving1 delivering1       
receiving1 possessing1 purchasing1      
selling1 or donation of horses and other
 equines to be slaughtered for human    
consumption1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,save ,america's ,forgotten     
,equines ,act of #bjba or the ,,safe    
,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,prohibition on     
shipping1 transporting1 moving1         
delivering1 receiving1 possessing1      
purchasing1 selling1 or donation of     
horses and other equines for slaughter  
for human consumption  7a7 ,definitions 
,section #b of the ,horse ,protection   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ahba7 is amended-- 

7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7   
and 7#d7 as paragraphs 7#b71 and 7#e71  
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting before 
paragraph 7#b71 as so redesignated1 the 
following new paragraph3  7#a7 ,the term
 human consumption means ingestion by   
people as a source of food4  2 and  7#c7
 by inserting after paragraph 7#c71 as  
so redesignated1 the following new      
paragraph3  7#d7 ,the term slaughter    
means the killing of one or more horses 
or other equines with the intent to sell
 or trade the flesh of such horses or   
equines for human consumption4  4  7b7  
,findings ,section #c of the ,horse     
,protection ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ahbb7  
is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating      
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e7 as         
paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#aj71          
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting before 
paragraph 7#f71 as so redesignated1 the 
following new paragraphs3  7#a7 horses  
and other equines play a vital role in  
the collective experience of the ,united
 ,states and deserve protection and     

compassion2  7#b7 horses and other      
equines are domestic animals that are   
used primarily for recreation1 pleasure1
 work1 and sport2  7#c7 unlike cows1    
pigs1 and many other animals1 horses and
 other equines are not raised for the   
purpose of being slaughtered for human  
consumption2  7#d7 individuals selling  
horses or other equines at auctions are 
seldom aware that the animals may be    
bought for the purpose of being         
slaughtered for human consumption2  2   
and  7#c7 by striking paragraph 7#h71 as
 so redesignated1 and inserting the     
following new paragraph3  7#h7 the      
shipping1 transporting1 moving1         
delivering1 receiving1 possessing1      
purchasing1 selling1 or donation in     
intrastate commerce of horses and other 
equines to be slaughtered for human     
consumption1 adversely affects and      
burdens interstate and foreign commerce2
  4  7c7 ,prohibition ,section #e of the
 ,horse ,protection ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#ahbd7 is amended-- 7#a7 by             

redesignating paragraphs 7#h7 through   
7#aa7 as paragraphs 7#i7 through 7#ab71 
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#g7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#h7 ,the shipping1         
transporting1 moving1 delivering1       
receiving1 possessing1 purchasing1      
selling1 or donation by a person of any 
horse or other equine that the person   
has reason to believe will be           
slaughtered for human consumption4  4