US Senate passes omnibus bill with HISA amendment

The Thoroughbred Daily News reported Thursday (Dec. 22) that the United States Senate has passed a version of the full year-end omnibus spending bill with language affording the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) more rule-making authority in the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA).

The language was designed to address a ruling in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals from November, which found that the law as originally written did not afford the FTC enough latitude. The bill has yet to pass the House of Representatives.

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by Dan Ross, reprinted from the Thoroughbred Daily News