Professional Boxing Safety Act

Summary

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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Timeline

1. 1 February 2005

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 February 2005

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 February 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 1 February 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 25 February 2005

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

   Source: Committee

6. 24 March 2005

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 1 February 2005 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 February 2005

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 February 2005

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 February 2005

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Sponsors

• PETER KING · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · D · Cosponsor
• James McGovern · D · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

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