# 114-hr-4105: Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2015

114-hr-4105, Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4105
- Congress: 114
- Title: Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Introduced: 2015-11-19
- Sponsor: Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2015 This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to replace the Designated Qualified Persons program responsible for inspecting horses for soring with a new inspection system. (The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness.) The Department of Agriculture must establish a single Horse Industry Organization (HIO) in order to establish a formal affiliation with the management of each horse sale, horse exhibition, and horse sale or auction, appoint inspectors to conduct inspections, and otherwise ensure compliance with the Horse Protection Act. The Commissioners of Agriculture for Tennessee and Kentucky must appoint individuals to the HIO. Those individuals must appoint individuals representing the Tennessee Walking Horse industry.

## Cosponsors (8)

- JOHN DUNCAN (R-TN), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-2802: First Amendment Defense Act
- 114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act
- 114-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-4626: BRACE Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4105 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4105)

## Related
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-2802: First Amendment Defense Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2802)
- [114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-699)
- [114-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-36)
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-4626: BRACE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4626)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4105 (as of 2025-11-18).