The Horseracing Safety and Integrity Act, appearing as an attachment to massive a federal spending bill, was passed by the U.S. House on Monday evening and will now head to the Senate, which is expected to approve the bill.
The text of the $1.4 trillion federal spending bill was released on Monday afternoon, paired with a $900 billion coronavirus relief package, reports CBSnews.com. Included in the 5,593-page legislation is the Horseracing Safety and Integrity Act, as Section FF, Title XII, commencing on page 5,488 of the bill.
The full text is available here.
Temporary federal funding measures passed this weekend only extend the government's funding through Monday night, and news outlets reported that the Senate's vote was expected to drag on late into Monday night.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act would designate the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority to design and implement uniform national horse racing medication and racetrack safety standards, overseen by the Federal Trade Commission with the enforcement of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
For more information about the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, the Paulick Report archive including the bill's history, op/eds, and analyses is available here.
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