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HR 468 109th Congress House

Professional Boxing Safety Act

Official title: To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to establish the United States Boxing Commission to administer such Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 24, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Feb 25, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 1, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Education and the 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.
Feb 1, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 24, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2005 - Amends the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to: (1) authorize a tribal organization to establish a boxing commission; (2) prohibit arranging, promoting, or fighting in a match unless the match is approved by the United States Boxing Commission (USBC) and held in a State or on tribal land that regulates matches in accordance with USBC standards; (3) require specified pre-fight boxer physical examinations, and to require the continuous presence during any match of an ambulance and emergency medical personnel; (4) provide for boxing registration with the appropriate boxing commission of an Indian tribe; (5) require a health and safety disclosure to a boxer when issuing an identification card and to establish procedures for review of a summary suspension; (6) require the USBC to develop guidelines for boxing contracting requirements and for rating professional boxers; (7) require the sanctioning organization for a match and its promoter to provide specified disclosures; (8) prohibit a promoter from arranging a championship match or a match scheduled unless all participating judges and referees are by the USBC; (9) apply to the USBC the restrictions on making public any required disclosures furnished by promoters; (10) require the USBC to establish and maintain a registry of comprehensive medical records and medical denials or suspensions for every licensed boxer; and (11) apply conflict-of-interest provisions to USBC officers and employees.

Establishes the USBC within the Department of Commerce to: (1) protect the health, safety, and general interests of boxers and to ensure integrity in professional boxing; (2) establish standards for, and issue, suspend, and revoke, boxing licenses; and (3) establish a national computerized registry of boxing personnel.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 468: Professional Boxing Safety Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-468/
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H.R. 468, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-468/.
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