United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 181 D · 26 R · 1 I cosponsors

HR 1684 — PAST Act of 2025

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 27, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 208 sponsors

    1 primary, 207 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (181 D · 26 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2025 or the PAST Act of 2025This bill increases protections for horses at shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions (horse events) to prevent the practice of soring horses. Generally, the soring of horses includes certain actions taken on horses' limbs to produce higher gaits that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness.Specifically, the bill expands existing soring prohibitions under the Horse Protection Act, including by banning the use of certain action devices (e.g., nonprotective boots) on specified horse breeds.The bill also requires soring inspectors at horse events to be assigned by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the Department of Agriculture rather than appointed by the management of horse events. APHIS must also license, train, and oversee inspectors to detect and diagnose soring at such events.Additionally, the bill increases penalties for violations of the act. It also directs APHIS to disqualify horses found to be sore from being shown or exhibited for specified periods. Further, APHIS may permanently disqualify violators from participating in horse events after the third or any subsequent violation.By way of background, APHIS issued a rule in 2024 to increase efforts to protect horses from soring practices. However, in 2025, a court vacated parts of the rule as exceeding APHIS' statutory authority (e.g., prohibiting the use of certain action devices) while deeming other parts acceptable (e.g., establishing APHIS-designated inspectors). APHIS subsequently delayed the effective date of the rule to December 31, 2026.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 207 co-sponsors · 339 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (207)

Not signed on (339)

339 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 1684 do?
Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2025 or the PAST Act of 2025This bill increases protections for horses at shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions (horse events) to prevent the practice of soring horses. Generally, the soring of horses includes certain actions taken on horses' limbs to produce higher gaits that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness.Specifically, the bill expands existing soring prohibitions under the Horse Protection Act, including by banning the use of certain action devices (e.g., nonprotective boots) on specified horse breeds.The bill also requires soring inspectors at horse events to be assigned by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the Department of Agriculture rather than appointed by the management of horse events. APHIS must also license, train, and oversee inspectors to detect and diagnose soring at such events.Additionally, the bill increases penalties for violations of the act. It also directs APHIS to disqualify horses found to be sore from being shown or exhibited for specified periods. Further, APHIS may permanently disqualify violators from participating in horse events after the third or any subsequent violation.By way of background, APHIS issued a rule in 2024 to increase efforts to protect horses from soring practices. However, in 2025, a court vacated parts of the rule as exceeding APHIS' statutory authority (e.g., prohibiting the use of certain action devices) while deeming other parts acceptable (e.g., establishing APHIS-designated inspectors). APHIS subsequently delayed the effective date of the rule to December 31, 2026.
Who sponsors HR 1684?
HR 1684 is sponsored by Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (Republican), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Buchanan, Vern (Republican), Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic), Ciscomani, Juan (Republican), Meuser, Daniel (Republican), Fulcher, Russ (Republican), Kim, Young (Republican), Lawler, Michael (Republican), Neal, Richard E. (Democratic), Magaziner, Seth (Democratic), LaLota, Nick (Republican), Salazar, Maria Elvira (Republican), Strickland, Marilyn (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic), Mullin, Kevin (Democratic), Carey, Mike (Republican), Beyer, Donald S. (Democratic), Khanna, Ro (Democratic), Pingree, Chellie (Democratic), Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic), Escobar, Veronica (Democratic), McBath, Lucy (Democratic), Trahan, Lori (Democratic), Moore, Gwen (Democratic), Budzinski, Nikki (Democratic), Quigley, Mike (Democratic), Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (Democratic), McGovern, James P. (Democratic), McGarvey, Morgan (Democratic), Foster, Bill (Democratic), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), Gomez, Jimmy (Democratic), Connolly, Gerald E. (Democratic), Titus, Dina (Democratic), Grijalva, Raúl M. (Democratic), Tonko, Paul (Democratic), Mrvan, Frank J. (Democratic), Lynch, Stephen F. (Democratic), Chu, Judy (Democratic), Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp (Democratic), Bishop, Sanford D. (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Takano, Mark (Democratic), Carter, Troy A. (Democratic), Schneider, Bradley Scott (Democratic), Harder, Josh (Democratic), Veasey, Marc A. (Democratic), Torres, Ritchie (Democratic), Stanton, Greg (Democratic), Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Kennedy, Timothy M. (Democratic), Meng, Grace (Democratic), Tokuda, Jill N. (Democratic), Krishnamoorthi, Raja (Democratic), Calvert, Ken (Republican), Scanlon, Mary Gay (Democratic), Beatty, Joyce (Democratic), Barragán, Nanette Diaz (Democratic), Sherman, Brad (Democratic), Horsford, Steven (Democratic), Kelly, Robin L. (Democratic), Thanedar, Shri (Democratic), Brownley, Julia (Democratic), McClellan, Jennifer L. (Democratic), Sykes, Emilia Strong (Democratic), Brown, Shontel M. (Democratic), Carson, André (Democratic), Moskowitz, Jared (Democratic), Dingell, Debbie (Democratic), Salinas, Andrea (Democratic), Ross, Deborah K. (Democratic), Omar, Ilhan (Democratic), Ryan, Patrick (Democratic), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), Davids, Sharice (Democratic), Case, Ed (Democratic), Smith, Adam (Democratic), Scott, David (Democratic), Stansbury, Melanie A. (Democratic), Sherrill, Mikie (Democratic), Raskin, Jamie (Democratic), Hoyle, Val T. (Democratic), Mace, Nancy (Republican), Pappas, Chris (Democratic), Pocan, Mark (Democratic), Elfreth, Sarah (Democratic), Gimenez, Carlos A. (Republican), Himes, James A. (Democratic), Lee, Summer L. (Democratic), Jacobs, Sara (Democratic), Vargas, Juan (Democratic), Doggett, Lloyd (Democratic), McCollum, Betty (Democratic), Sorensen, Eric (Democratic), Foushee, Valerie P. (Democratic), Scholten, Hillary J. (Democratic), Matsui, Doris O. (Democratic), Lieu, Ted (Democratic), Soto, Darren (Democratic), Gottheimer, Josh (Democratic), Nadler, Jerrold (Democratic), Frankel, Lois (Democratic), Auchincloss, Jake (Democratic), Hayes, Jahana (Democratic), Leger Fernandez, Teresa (Democratic), Evans, Dwight (Democratic), Kelly, Mike (Republican), Nehls, Troy E. (Republican), Malliotakis, Nicole (Republican), Huffman, Jared (Democratic), Peters, Scott H. (Democratic), Carbajal, Salud O. (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), Tenney, Claudia (Republican), Wilson, Frederica S. (Democratic), Pettersen, Brittany (Democratic), Thompson, Mike (Democratic), Espaillat, Adriano (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), Friedman, Laura (Democratic), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), Crow, Jason (Democratic), Castro, Joaquin (Democratic), DeLauro, Rosa L. (Democratic), Watson Coleman, Bonnie (Democratic), Gooden, Lance (Republican), Williams, Nikema (Democratic), Schweikert, David (Republican), Balint, Becca (Democratic), Ansari, Yassamin (Democratic), Dexter, Maxine (Democratic), Sánchez, Linda T. (Democratic), Meeks, Gregory W. (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), Bera, Ami (Democratic), Stevens, Haley M. (Democratic), Kaptur, Marcy (Democratic), Ramirez, Delia C. (Democratic), Garcia, Sylvia R. (Democratic), Goldman, Daniel S. (Democratic), Levin, Mike (Democratic), Casten, Sean (Democratic), Davis, Danny K. (Democratic), Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (Democratic), Panetta, Jimmy (Democratic), Morelle, Joseph D. (Democratic), Ruiz, Raul (Democratic), Velázquez, Nydia M. (Democratic), Dean, Madeleine (Democratic), Swalwell, Eric (Democratic), Adams, Alma S. (Democratic), Castor, Kathy (Democratic), Torres, Norma J. (Democratic), Vindman, Eugene Simon (Democratic), Ivey, Glenn (Democratic), DeGette, Diana (Democratic), Van Drew, Jefferson (Republican), Latimer, George (Democratic), Deluzio, Christopher R. (Democratic), Suozzi, Thomas R. (Democratic), Smith, Christopher H. (Republican), Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (Democratic), Smucker, Lloyd (Republican), Clarke, Yvette D. (Democratic), Subramanyam, Suhas (Democratic), Amo, Gabe (Democratic), Green, Al (Democratic), Keating, William R. (Democratic), Jackson, Jonathan L. (Democratic), Hoyer, Steny H. (Democratic), Kean, Thomas H. (Republican), Menendez, Robert (Democratic), Larson, John B. (Democratic), Plaskett, Stacey E. (Democratic), Correa, J. Luis (Democratic), Kiley, Kevin (Independent), Landsman, Greg (Democratic), Schrier, Kim (Democratic), García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (Democratic), Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (Democratic), Turner, Michael R. (Republican), Waters, Maxine (Democratic), Hudson, Richard (Republican), Aguilar, Pete (Democratic), Craig, Angie (Democratic), Neguse, Joe (Democratic), Fletcher, Lizzie (Democratic), McClain Delaney, April (Democratic), Whitesides, George (Democratic), Pressley, Ayanna (Democratic), Bynum, Janelle S. (Democratic), Courtney, Joe (Democratic), Underwood, Lauren (Democratic), Lofgren, Zoe (Democratic), Pou, Nellie (Democratic), Vasquez, Gabe (Democratic), Goodlander, Maggie (Democratic), Lee, Susie (Democratic), Min, Dave (Democratic), Gillen, Laura (Democratic), Boyle, Brendan F. (Democratic), Mfume, Kweisi (Democratic), Walkinshaw, James R. (Democratic), Tran, Derek (Democratic), Issa, Darrell (Republican), and Larsen, Rick (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 1684?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 27, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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