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119-hr-10611119th CongressWALLET

TIME Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

Introduced

Summary

A WOAH-aligned (World Organization for Animal Health) pathway to speed temporary international entry for high-health, high-performance horses. This bill would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to write risk-based rules that let horses enter the United States for recognized competitions or races with clear identification, traceability, biosecurity, and certification standards tied to international best practices.

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  • Owners and teams: Horses that meet WOAH standards and carry accepted health certifications would face faster processing and could qualify for modified quarantine rules, making international competition more predictable and less disruptive to training and travel.
  • National and international sport bodies: National governing bodies, breed registries, and discipline organizations could be recognized as certifying entities for health status and competition eligibility, letting sport groups handle certification under defined standards.
  • Regulators and disease control: The Secretary would have to adopt a risk-based framework and start rulemaking within 180 days. Rules must be updated when WOAH standards change, new equine diagnostics emerge, or equine disease patterns shift.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Faster temporary entry for competition horses

If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to start rulemaking not later than 180 days after enactment. The rules would recognize World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) temporary-movement standards and let horses that meet those standards get faster entry and modified quarantine. The rules would accept health certificates from national or international recognized entities, including national governing bodies, breed registries, and discipline organizations. The rules would set a risk-based system using identification, traceability, and biosecurity and require periodic updates when WOAH standards change, diagnostics improve, or disease patterns shift.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

NY • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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