Please give us your views on this important Equine Legislation!

Immigation reform - Many employers in the horse industry are also concerned that without comprehensive immigration/guest worker reform that will allow them to legitimize their current workforce and meet their labor demands, the industry could be put in an untenable situation economically.
Support guest worker programs, oppose amnesty
Support guest worker programs & amnesty
Oppose guest worker programs & amnesty
Oppose guest worker programs, support amnesty
Do NOT Support immigration reform
No Opinion

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Wild Horse and Burro Act Reform - BLM has offered these horses for adoption for years under their Adopt-a-Wild Horse program. But herd sizes continue to grow faster than the excess horses are adopted and BLM maintains it has not been able to bring the herds down to manageable levels. There are now an estimated 24,000 animals in holding facilities costing $495 per animal per year. This bill amends the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 which would restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.
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No Opinion

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Horse Slaughter Prevention - Legislation has been introduced in the last few Congresses to prohibit the slaughter of horses for human consumption.
Oppose slaughter in all cases
Oppose slaughter as avenue to eliminate excess horses
Oppose slaughter for human consumption
Support owners right to choose
Support horse slaughter
No Opinion

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Livestock Manure and SuperFund - The livestock industry is seeking a Congressional clarification that these laws were never intended to apply to or regulate manure. Legislation has been introduced to amend CERCLA to provide that livestock manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant under that Act.
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No Opinion

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Hipaa Recreational Injury Correction - This bill would bar employers from discriminating against those who take part in legal recreational activities such as horseback riding, motorcycling, ATV riding and snowmobiling in the health-insurance programs they offer their workers.
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Do NOT Support
No Opinion

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Federal Emergency Disaster Relief for Horses - This bill provides that horses should be eligible for federal emergency assistance under circumstances presently enjoyed by other livestock and crop producers.
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No Opinion

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Animal ID - The livestock industry has been debating the issues surrounding the institution of a national animal identification (ID) system to address animal health emergencies for over a decade. The NAIS is intended to establish a standardized, alpha-numeric system for the identification of livestock and the premises where livestock are kept or commingled. The purpose of such a system is to permit “trace back” within 48 hours of a confirmed diagnosis of an animal disease outbreak.
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No Opinion

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Internet Gambling- Legislation effectively prohibiting unlawful Internet wagering was passed in the waning moments of the last Congress. Since that time, opponents of the ban and supporters of licensed, regulated Internet wagering have been pushing for a repeal of that prohibition. While legislation just introduced does not repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, it would allow it to be licensed. This is the first bill of what are expected to be several bills introduced on Internet wagering this year.
Support gambling of any kind
Support the current bill
Support non-internet gambling only
Opposed to all gambling
No Opinion

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Jockeys Insurance Fairness - The bill would amend the Interstate Horseracing Act by requiring that the written agreement that a track must have with a horsemen’s group prior to entering into a contract to simulcast races out-of-state include a provision that “not less than 50 percent of any amount received by the horsemen’s group under such agreement” be paid by the horsemen to the state racing commission. The commission would use these funds to offer health and injury insurance for jockeys, exercise riders and backside personnel and trainers.
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No Opinion

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Right to Ride - The bill is intended to preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on public lands, wilderness areas, national monuments, and other areas that are administered by the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service where there is a historical tradition of such use.
Support with provision for proper land use on trails
Support without reservation
Do NOT Support
No Opinion

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Recreational Trails Program and Funding - Contains authorization for funds for the Recreational Trails Program (RTP), which provides funds to the states to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities for recreational trail uses, including riding.
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No Opinion

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Equine Equity Act - . This bill would end the disparate treatment of the horse industry versus other businesses under the federal tax code and other federal provisions. Specifically, the legislation would: (1) make horses eligible for capital gains treatment after twelve months, similar to other business assets; (2) place all race horses in the three-year category for depreciation purposes; and (3) make horses eligible for federal emergency assistance under circumstances presently enjoyed by other livestock and crop producers.
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No Opinion