# 117-hr-6341: Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2021

117-hr-6341, Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6341
- Congress: 117
- Title: Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2021-12-23
- 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

Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2021 This bill revises requirements concerning the inspection of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and actions for sored horses (e.g., horses suffering from pain when moving due to substances or devices placed on their limbs). Specifically, this bill replaces a requirement for the Department of Agriculture to prescribe regulations governing the appointment of inspectors with a requirement for the Horse Industry Organization, which is established by this bill, to appoint inspectors.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2021-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2022-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2022-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2022-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6341 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6341)

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- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
- [117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2748)
- [117-hjres-11: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-11)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6341 (as of 2025-11-18).