Bill makes it easier for horses from other countries to compete here.
H.R. 10611 — TIME Act of 2026 · Filed by Paul Tonko (D-NY) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the U.S. Department of Agriculture to write new rules. These rules let healthy horses from other countries enter the U.S. for competitions. The rules must follow World Organization for Animal Health standards. The rules use health checks based on risk instead of quarantine. The rules accept health papers from horse groups that other countries recognize.
Who it affects
Horse competition organizers, breeders, trainers, breed registries, and international horse owners gain. The bill aims to bring more international horse competitions to the U.S.
One thing to notice
The bill lets the Secretary decide what counts as a high-health horse. The bill does not require Congress to review the rules later.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- quarantine — Keeping an animal separate to watch for sickness before letting it mix with others.
- World Organization for Animal Health — A group of countries that sets science-based rules for animal health and trade.
- Secretary — The head of a federal department who makes rules and decisions for that department.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,109 characters) on Sep 30, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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