HR 4624
Passed a chamber
Allows boxing organizations that meet added medical, pay, drug-testing, and contract requirements to follow an alternative federal compliance system in place of the standard rules of the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996.
Official title: Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act of 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
23-JUL-2025
Referred
23-JUL-2025
Approved by committee
21-JAN-2026
Reported
25-FEB-2026
On the calendar
25-FEB-2026
Passed
24-MAR-2026
Senate
Received
25-MAR-2026
- Lets a unified boxing organization (UBO) meet federal boxing requirements through its own system if it satisfies added conditions on medical care, testing, conduct, and conflicts of interest.
- Requires supplemental annual physical exams for boxers 40 and older, an extra ambulance and ringside physician at covered matches, and in-competition drug testing of at least half the boxers in each match.
- Sets a $200 minimum payment per round, caps boxing contracts at 6 years, and allows only one championship title per weight class except in narrow interim cases.
- Requires UBOs to file their state of incorporation, business address, and website with the Federal Trade Commission or post them publicly online.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (25-FEB-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 24-MAR-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
- Education and Workforce Committee (House)
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Senate)
Sports and Recreation
■ 8 D■ 5 R
8 Democrats
5 Republicans