The Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 2025 replaces the existing federal horseracing oversight system with a new interstate compact model managed by the Racehorse Health and Safety Organization (RHSO), a state-governed board that will develop and enforce uniform rules on medication control and racetrack safety for Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds, and Quarter Horses. The RHSO will be funded through breed-specific fees collected by state racing commissions and will maintain a national database of horse health data while investigating violations through breed-specific Scientific Medication Control Committees and a Racetrack Safety Committee that incorporate public input. The bill restricts interstate wagering to only participating states and establishes a disciplinary framework with due process protections that allows for penalties including lifetime bans, fines, and purse disgorgement for violations. The Act takes effect either two years after passage or when two states join the compact, whichever comes later, and Congress grants states consent to participate in this new interstate system.
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