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HR 6931 116th Congress House

Professional Boxing Safety Enhancement Act of 2020

Official title: To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to provide additional safety standards for professional boxing.

Introduced: May 27, 2020 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 19, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 19, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Professional Boxing Safety Enhancement Act of 2020

This bill repeals a provision allowing a professional boxing match to meet an alternative requirement in effect under regulations of a boxing commission that provides protection of the health and safety of boxers and that is equivalent to requirements otherwise provided under the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996.

A boxer shall provide with the application for a boxing license, or its renewal, an original or certified copy of the results of medical tests that (1) were performed by a laboratory during the calendar year for which the license is being issued or no earlier than 30 days before the application is submitted, and (2) show that the boxer is not infected with the human immunodeficiency virus or the hepatitis virus.

The bill requires an ambulance and emergency medical personnel with appropriate resuscitation equipment (currently, one or the other) to be continuously present on site.

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Harder, Josh
California · May 27, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· May 19, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6931: Professional Boxing Safety Enhancement Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6931/
MLA
"H.R. 6931: Professional Boxing Safety Enhancement Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6931/.
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H.R. 6931, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6931/.
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[H.R. 6931: Professional Boxing Safety Enhancement Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6931/)
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