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This bill establishes the Racehorse Health and Safety Act of 2025, which creates a comprehensive framework for regulating horse racing across the United States. The bill authorizes states to enter into an interstate compact to develop and enforce uniform scientific medication control and racetrack safety rules for Thoroughbred, Standardbred, and Quarter Horse racing. A new organization called the Racehorse Health and Safety Organization (RHSO) will be established with a nine-member board to oversee the implementation of these rules. The bill creates separate scientific medication control committees for each horse breed to develop breed-specific medication rules, and a Racetrack Safety Committee to establish safety standards. The legislation prohibits certain medications, sets up a detailed process for investigating and sanctioning rule violations, and provides for administrative penalties that can include lifetime bans, monetary fines, and purse forfeitures. States can choose to enforce these rules themselves or allow the RHSO to do so, and the RHSO's rules will preempt existing state regulations. The bill repeals the previous Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 and is designed to take effect either two years after enactment or when at least two states join the interstate compact, with some provisions taking effect earlier.

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