2006 news items for the AHC

• House Passes Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, Goes to President- November 2006



• U.S. CEM Status – Japan and Republic of South Africa Import Restrictions- November 2006


• Texas State Veterinarian and Executive Director of the Texas Animal Health Commission to Speak at AHC Issues Forum- August 2006



• 2006 Great Outdoors Week-August 2006



• Equine Species Working Group Offers Recommendations to the NAIS Subcommittee- August 2006


• Unwanted Horse Coalition Folded into AHC - June 2006


• AHC 2006 National Issues Forum - May 2006



• ESWG Releases Informational Booklet on NAIS -June 2006




• AHC Reminds Owners --It's Time to Vaccinate-June 2006




• Hurricane Katrina Donations June 2006




• House Passes Right-to-Ride Legislation-June 2006




• Congress Wrestles with Immigration Reform June 2006




• Congress Extends Certain Tax Benefits-June 2006




• Nicholson Elected AHC Chairman; Williams, Vice-Chairman-May 2006



• AHC’S 2006 Horse Industry Directory Now Available-May 2006



• Congressman Ron Lewis Receives Rolapp Award May 2006




• 2006 Van Ness Award to Glen Eaton  May 2006




• American Horsepower Brochure Now Available-May 2006




• Equine Genomics: A New Frontier with Great Potential -May 2006




• Horses Made Eligible for Some Federal Emergency Funds March 2005




• Equine Identification Review and Update March 2006




• Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act of 2005 March 2006



• Federal Highway Administration Clarifies Horse Use March 2006



• Congress Cuts Off USDA Funding for Slaughter for One Year March 2006




• AHC Publishes White Paper Outlining Zoonotic Diseases of Horses March 2006




• Update on Wild Horses Legislation March 2006




• Urge Your Senators to Support Comprehensive Immigration Reform March 2006




• Possible Rescissions Requested For RTP Funding March 2006




• Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2005 Introduced in House March 2006



• American Horse Council Testifies to the National Parks Subcommittee on Behalf of Recreation al Riders March 2006



• Purchase the Economic Impact of the Horse Industry Study Now! January 2006




• 2006 Horse Owners and Breeders Tax Handbook Now Available for Purchase!-January 2006

2005 news items for the AHC

• FHWA Clarifies Horse Access to Certain Trails-November 14, 2005  

• Horses Made Eligible for Federal Emergency Funds-November 3, 2005

• Equine Identification Update-November 3, 2005

• Trails Manual-November 1, 2005

• Horse Slaughter Ban Takes Another Step-September 27, 2005

• Making Horses Eligible for Federal Emergency Funds-September 21,2005  

• The American Horse Council Foundation Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund -September, 2005

• USDA Announces Support of a Private Tracking Database for National ID System-September 2005

• USDA Re-implements cELISA Test for Equine Piroplamosis-August, 2005

• State Requirements for Vesicular Stomatitis-August 16, 2005

• Equine Equity Act Introduced in Congress -August 1, 2005

• Latest Federal Bill on Animal Identification Not Applicable to Horses -July, 2005

• MOST COMPREHENSIVE HORSE STUDY EVER REVEALS A NEARLY $40 BILLION IMPACT ON UNITED STATES ECONOMY-June 28, 2005  

• ROLAPP AWARD GOES TO CONGRESSMAN JIM McCRERY-June 2005

• CHARLES J. RUMA ELECTED TO AHC BOARD OF TRUSTEES-June 2005

• H-2B Relief Included in Emergency Supplemental Bill-June 2005

• Coalition for Recreation Trails 2005 Awards-June 2005

• Federal Legislation on Animal Identification-June 2005

• ID/INFO EXPO 2005-June 2005

• NATIONAL DAY OF THE AMERICAN COWBOY-June 2005

• Right to Ride Legislation-June 2005

• National Animal Identification System: Premise Registration-June 2005

•  2005 Van Ness Award Given to David Petri of Wisconsin-June 2005

• House Passes Ban on USDA Spending for Slaughter Horse Process-June 2005

• New Tax Deduction Available to Horse Breeders in 2005 -March 2005

• 2005 Federal Grazing Fee Announced --March 2005

• President’s 2006 Budget Holds Mixed Promises for Horse Industry --March 2005

• Great Outdoors Month to be Celebrated in June --March 2005

• AHC Announces Two New Staff Members--March 2005

• Radanovich Re-introduces Right-to-Ride Legislation--March 2005

• European Union Eliminates Sanctions on U.S. Goods--March 2005

• Federal Legislation on Slaughter Horses Introduced--March 2005

• Legislation Introduced to Resolve H-2B Visa Cap Problem--March 2005

• Sweeney and Chandler to Head Caucus in 109th Congress--March 2005

• H-2B Visa Cap Reached for 2005 – Visas for New Workers Put on Hold--Jan. 2005