# 115-hr-4040: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2017

115-hr-4040, Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4040
- Congress: 115
- Title: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Introduced: 2017-10-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 50
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a person from transporting a horse in interstate commerce in a motor vehicle (except a vehicle operated exclusively on rail or rails) containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another. The bill prescribes civil penalties for knowing violations of such prohibition.

## Cosponsors (50)

- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2017-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2017-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2017-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2018-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4040 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4040)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4040 (as of 2025-11-18).