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HR 5365 114th Congress House

Muhammad Ali Expansion Act

Official title: To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to include fighters of combat sports in the safety provisions of such Act.

Introduced: July 7, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 26, 2016
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.
May 26, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Muhammad Ali Expansion Act

This bill amends the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to: (1) establish definitions for "fighter," "combat sport competition," and "mixed martial arts"; and (2) include individuals who fight in a professional mixed martial arts competition or other professional combat sport competition, such competitions, and the professional combat sports industry within the scope of such Act.

The bill requires the Association of Boxing Commissions, within two years after enactment of this bill, to establish: (1) guidelines for minimum contractual provisions that should be included in bout agreements and mixed martial arts and other combat sport contracts, and (2) guidelines for objective and consistent written criteria for the ratings of mixed martial arts and other combat sports.

The bill applies conflict of interest provisions that prohibit a promoter from having a financial interest in the management of a boxer, or a manager from having a financial interest in the promotion of a boxer, to fighters participating in a mixed martial arts or other combat sport competition scheduled for 11 minutes or more.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Takano, Mark
California · Sep 9, 2016
Denham, Jeff
· Jul 14, 2016
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jul 7, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5365: Muhammad Ali Expansion Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5365/
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"H.R. 5365: Muhammad Ali Expansion Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5365/.
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H.R. 5365, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5365/.
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