H.R. 4624 · 119th Congress

Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act of 2026

Introduced on Jul 23, 2025 by Brian Jack (R-GA-3). 13 cosponsors, 8 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 25, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jul 23, 2025
Cosponsors
13
8 from the other party
Policy area
Sports and Recreation
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to establish requirements for unified boxing organizations, to further enhance the well-being of professional boxers, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Contracts and agency
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Neurological disorders
  • Sports and recreation facilities
  • State and local government operations
  • Women's health

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Feb 25, 2026). Public domain.

Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act of 2026

This bill authorizes the establishment of private-sector Unified Boxing Organizations (UBOs) and otherwise expands the regulatory framework for professional boxing. (See CRS Report IF12982 for an overview of the federal regulation of professional boxing in the United States.)

Under the bill, UBOs may organize matches involving boxers contracted with the UBO and must comply with other regulations with respect to such matches (e.g., conduct matches under the authority of a state boxing commission). UBOs also operate alongside existing professional boxing organizations (e.g., World Boxing Council (WBC)).

UBOs must meet certain additional requirements, for example

  • the UBO must implement an anti-doping program that includes drug testing in advance of matches,
  • boxers age 40 or older must receive supplemental physical examinations,
  • each match must have at least two ambulances on site, and
  • boxers must have access to equipment and facilities that are operated by the UBO for training and rehabilitation.

The bill also expands the required health insurance coverage and minimum pay for all professional boxers.

Further, the bill requires state boxing commissions to establish procedures to ensure that drug tests are administered for title matches and at random for all other matches.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Brian JackR-GA-3Sponsor

Democrats · 8

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jul 23, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jul 23, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Jan 21, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Jan 21, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 4.
  7. Feb 25, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-524, Part I.
  8. Feb 25, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-524, Part I.
  9. Feb 25, 2026Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
  10. Feb 25, 2026 · HouseCommittee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
  11. Feb 25, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 449.
  12. Mar 24, 2026 · HouseMr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Mar 24, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2641-2647)
  14. Mar 24, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4624.
  15. Mar 24, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2641-2643)
  16. Mar 24, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2641-2643)
  17. Mar 24, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Mar 25, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Boxing OpCo, LLC4 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)
  2. American Association for Justice2 reports
    $3.3M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.