# 119-hr-1675: Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2025

119-hr-1675, Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1675
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-09

## Summary

**This bill would make science-based objective inspections the basis for finding a horse 'sore' and would create a Horse Industry Organization to license inspectors and enforce disqualification rules.** - Owners and exhibitors would face mandatory disqualification when a horse is determined sore by an objective inspection or by a licensed person or the Secretary. Disqualification would last at least 30 days for a first finding and at least 90 days for a second or later finding, and sore horses could be barred from sale, auction, or exhibition. - A new Horse Industry Organization would be created within 180 days to set licensing standards, enforce conflicts-of-interest rules, affiliate with shows and sales, appoint inspectors, and oversee recordkeeping and compliance. - Objective inspections would rely on veterinarians or veterinary technicians and use swabbing and blood testing that are peer reviewed and accepted by the veterinary community. The Secretary would certify the Organization, revoke other certifications within 90 days of certification, and issue implementing regulations within 180 days.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New oversight group for horse shows: mixed, low. If enacted, USDA would set up a Horse Industry Organization within 180 days. It would have up to nine board members: two picked by Tennessee, two by Kentucky, two industry reps, and up to three more. The board would set bylaws and committees, and most terms would be four years. The group would affi…
- Science-based horse checks and show bans: mixed, low. If enacted, an objective inspection would be done by a vet or vet tech using swabs and blood tests. The method would need peer review and acceptance in the vet or scientific community, as determined by the Secretary. Show managers would have to disqualify a horse found sore by an objective inspecti…
- USDA horse rules due in 180 days: mixed, low. If enacted, the Secretary would have to issue rules to carry out these changes within 180 days. The bill also adds a finding that USDA’s Inspector General says the current inspection program is not adequate.

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1675 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1675)

## Related
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- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1675 (as of 2026-05-09).