Amends the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to to add as conditions for the acceptance of interstate off-track wagers by an off-track betting system: (1) a consenting host racing associations’s agreement with the horseman’s group must provide that such group shall pay not less than 50 percent of the amount it receives to the host racing commission for the purpose of offering insurance coverage for professional jockeys, exercise riders, and backside personnel and trainers (except where such persons are included in a state worker’s compensation program); and (2) the consenting host racing commission must agree to offer such insurance. Defines "insurance coverage" to mean health and injury insurance for jockeys, exercise riders, and backside personnel and trainers who are employed or under contract for training or horse racing in the state of the host racing association and who may be injured in the performance of their official duties.
Allows a jockey, exercise rider, or trainer or other backside personnel to bring a civil action for a violation of this Act.
Prohibits a person from entering a horse in any race that is the subject of an interstate off-track wager if such horse has been given anabolic steroids. Requires the appropriate host racing commission to develop procedures for and administer testing for anabolic steroids.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6158 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6158
To amend the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to require, as a
condition to the consent for off-track wagering, that horsemen's groups
and host racing commissions offer insurance coverage for professional
jockeys and other horseracing personnel, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 21, 2006
Mr. Whitfield (for himself and Mr. Stupak) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 to require, as a
condition to the consent for off-track wagering, that horsemen's groups
and host racing commissions offer insurance coverage for professional
jockeys and other horseracing personnel, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONDITION FOR CONSENT OF OFF-TRACK WAGERING.
(a) Requirement.--Section 5(a) of the Interstate Horseracing Act of
1978 (15 U.S.C. 3004(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C);
(B) by adding after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) that as a condition precedent to such consent
(except in a State where jockeys, exercise riders, or
backside personnel and trainers are included in a State
worker's compensation program under the laws or
regulations of such State effective on June 30, 2006)
the terms and conditions of the agreement described in
subparagraph (A) provide that not less than 50 percent
of any amount received by the horsemen's group under
such agreement be paid by the horsemen's group to the
host racing commission for the purpose of the host
racing commission offering insurance coverage for
professional jockeys, exercise riders, and backside
personnel and trainers; and provided further,''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon the
following: ``, including the consent of such commission to
offer insurance coverage with the funds obtained by such
commission based on the terms and conditions of the written
agreement as set forth in paragraph (1)(B)''.
(b) Definition.--Section 3 of the Interstate Horseracing Act of
1978 (15 U.S.C. 3002) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (22), by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon;
(2) by adding after paragraph (22) the following new
paragraphs:
``(23) `insurance coverage' means health and injury
insurance for jockeys, exercise riders, and backside personnel
and trainers who are employed or under contract for training or
horseracing in the State of the host racing association and who
may be injured in the performance of their official duties
while so employed or under contract;
``(24) `exercise rider' means an individual employed as a
rider by a horse trainer or any other person to assist in the
exercising and training of a horse for horseracing; and
``(25) `jockey' means a professional jockey who is licensed
by one or more State to compete as a rider in horseracing.''.
(c) Amendment to Findings.--Section 2(a) of the Interstate
Horseracing Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3001(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) there is a need for the Federal government, in
ensuring such cooperation, to ensure that jockeys, exercise
riders, and backside personnel and trainers who may be injured
in the performance of their official duties while employed or
under contract in horseracing receive insurance coverage.''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON STEROIDS.
The Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is
further amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 6 through 9 as sections 7
through 10, respectively;
(2) in section 8(a) (as so redesignated), by striking
``with section 6.'' and inserting ``with section 7. A jockey,
exercise rider, or trainer or other backside personnel may
bring such an action for a violation of the condition in
section 5(a)(1)(B) or a violation of section 6.''; and
(3) by inserting after section 5 the following:
``prohibition on steroids
``Sec. 6. No person may enter a horse in any horserace that is the
subject of an interstate off-track wager if such horse has been given
anabolic steroids of any kind. The appropriate host racing commission
shall develop procedures for and administer appropriate testing for the
presence of anabolic steroids.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
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