H.R. 4624: Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act of 2026
Sponsor
Brian Jack
Republican · GA-3
Bill Progress
Latest Action · Mar 25, 2026
Passed the House, received in Senate
Boxers get pay floors and tougher safety rules
Why it matters
$200 per round, at least $50,000 in medical coverage, and brain exams after knockouts — H.R. 4624 tries to set a national floor for how pro boxers are paid and protected. It also aims to cut down on title confusion by allowing only one championship belt per weight class in the covered system.
H.R. 4624 would create a stricter national rulebook for unified boxing organizations, or UBOs — private boxing groups that run their own matches, rankings, and titles. If a boxer signs with one of those groups, the organization would have to meet new standards on safety, pay, contracts, drug testing, and title rules.
On safety, the bill requires extra brain-health exams after a knockout, annual supplemental exams for fighters age 40 and up, an extra ambulance on site, and an extra licensed physician at ringside. Two years after enactment, ringside physicians in these matches would also need certification through a program run by the Association of Boxing Commissions and the Association of Ring-side Physicians.
On pay and contracts, the bill sets a floor of at least $200 per round. It also says a boxer must get either at least one match every 6 months or pay equal to 10 times that minimum round rate — a back-of-the-envelope floor of $2,000 if the minimum rate is used. Contracts could not run longer than 6 years, and fighters could not be blocked from talking to other promoters or UBOs during the final 30 days.
The bill also tries to make boxing easier to follow. It allows only one championship title per weight class in the covered system, with interim titles limited to specific cases like injury, illness, or inability to travel or defend. For anti-doping, title fights would face mandatory testing, other fights would face random testing, and at least 50% of boxers at each event would have to be tested in competition by an independent third party.
What does H.R. 4624 do?
Knockouts trigger brain exams before a return
A fighter who is knocked out would have to complete additional brain-health examinations before the next covered match.
Older fighters get extra annual screening
Boxers age 40 or older would need a yearly supplemental physical that includes a metabolic panel and urinalysis, plus a chest X-ray at least once every 6 years.
Every event gets more emergency medical coverage
UBOs would have to provide at least one extra ambulance on site and one extra licensed physician at ringside for covered matches.
Fighters get a national pay floor
Contracts would have to guarantee at least $200 per round and either at least one match every 6 months or pay equal to 10 times the minimum round rate.
Boxing contracts get a time limit
A UBO contract could not last longer than 6 years, and a boxer could talk with other promoters or UBOs during the final 30 days of the deal.
Promoters must carry real insurance
Promoters or UBOs would have to provide at least $50,000 in medical coverage and $15,000 for accidental death, and the boxer could not be charged the premiums.
One championship belt per weight class
The covered system would allow only one championship title in each weight class, with interim titles limited to narrow circumstances.
Drug testing expands beyond title fights
Title matches would require testing, other matches would face random testing, and at least half of boxers at each event would have to be tested in competition by an independent third party.
Who benefits from H.R. 4624?
Professional boxers under UBO contracts
They would get clearer minimum pay, shorter contract limits, extra bargaining freedom near the end of a deal, and insurance that includes at least $50,000 in medical coverage.
Fighters coming back from knockouts
They would face mandatory brain-health exams before returning to a covered match instead of relying only on whatever standards a promoter or commission applies.
Older boxers still competing
Fighters age 40 and older would get extra annual medical screening meant to catch health issues before they step into the ring again.
Fans trying to follow who the real champion is
They could see fewer competing belts in the covered system because H.R. 4624 allows only one championship title per weight class and sharply limits interim titles.
Clean athletes
They would compete under broader anti-doping rules, including mandatory testing for title fights and event-level testing that covers at least 50% of boxers.
Who is affected by H.R. 4624?
Unified boxing organizations
They would take on the biggest compliance load: more medical staff, more emergency coverage, anti-doping programs, training-injury insurance, support services, reporting requirements, and title-rule changes.
Promoters
They would need to provide insurance coverage, operate under tougher contract standards, and follow expanded testing and officiating requirements for covered matches.
UBO officers and employees
They could face criminal penalties for willful or knowing violations, with penalties in the bill of up to 1 year in prison, a fine of up to $20,000, or both.
Coaches, managers, trainers, medical staff, and household members
They would be directly affected by the bill's conduct rules, which bar betting on matches by fighters and other covered individuals tied to the event.
What Congress Is Saying
H.R. 4624 has come up 16 times in the Congressional Record so far.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bipartisan legislation, H.R. 4624, the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act, which I proudly authored and introduced with my colleague from Kansas (Ms. Davids), a former professional mixed martial artist herself and a leader in her Caucus. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, Tim Walberg; the ranking member, Bobby Scott; and the distinguished members of the committee for considering and favorably reporting my legislation with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote.
H.R. 4624 also appeared in 7 routine cosponsor filings.
HR4624 Legislative Journey
Committee Action
Mar 25, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
House: Vote Held
Mar 24, 2026
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
House: Committee Action
Feb 25, 2026
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
House: Vote: 30-4
Jan 21, 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 4.
House: Committee Action
Jul 23, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Education and 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.
About the Sponsor
Brian Jack
Republican, Georgia's 3rd congressional district · 1 years in Congress
Committees: Rules, Small Business, Oversight and Government Reform
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Cosponsors (13)
This bill has 13 cosponsors: 8 Democrats, 5 Republicans, reflecting bipartisan support. Cosponsors represent 8 states: Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, and 5 more.
Sharice Davids
Democrat · KS
Addison McDowell
Republican · NC
Christopher Smith
Republican · NJ
Derek Schmidt
Republican · KS
Jefferson Van Drew
Republican · NJ
Steven Horsford
Democrat · NV
Haley Stevens
Democrat · MI
Shomari Figures
Democrat · AL
LaMonica McIver
Democrat · NJ
Mark Amodei
Republican · NV
Morgan McGarvey
Democrat · KY
Jonathan Jackson
Democrat · IL
Committee Sponsors
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
0 of 28 committee members cosponsored
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
Energy and Commerce Committee
0 of 54 committee members cosponsored
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
Education and Workforce Committee
1 of 35 committee members cosponsored
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What laws does H.R. 4624 change?
3 changes
Sections Amended
Section 18(b) of Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6309(b))
adding at the end the following: ``(5) Unified boxing organizations
Section 7 of Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6306) is amended-- (1) subsection (a)
adding at the end the following: ``(5) Procedures to ensure that-- ``(A) drug tests shall be administered-- ``(i) for any title match; and ``(ii) at random for all other matches; and ``(B) such drug tests shall screen, at a minimum, for-- ``(i) if the boxing commission with jurisdiction over the match (or the tribal organization (as defined in section 21) that is regulating the match) prohibits the use of one or more substances, each substance so prohibited; or ``(ii) if no substance is prohibited as described in clause (i)-- ``(I) each substance prohibited by the Association of Boxing Commissions; or ``(II) if no substance is prohibited as described in subclause (I), each substance listed in the most current edition of `The World Anti- Doping Code, The Prohibited List International Standard' of the World Anti-Doping Agency
Section 16 of Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6307h)
read as follows: ``SEC
H.R. 4624 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- Sports and Recreation
- Introduced
- Jul 23, 2025
Passed the House, received in Senate
Mar 25, 2026
Official Sources
Official bill status, text, actions, and committee referral for the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act of 2026.
This is the underlying federal boxing law that H.R. 4624 would amend to add unified boxing organization requirements.
The U.S. Code chapter contains the Professional Boxing Safety Act provisions referenced in the bill text at 15 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.
The Federal Trade Commission is relevant because federal boxing law assigns FTC-related oversight and filing responsibilities under the broader statutory framework.
The bill's post-knockout brain-health exam requirement relates to federal public-health guidance on traumatic brain injury and concussion risks.
This NIH/NLM health resource is relevant to the bill's annual supplemental physical exam requirements for older boxers.
H.R. 4624 Common Questions
How much would H.R. 4624 guarantee a boxer per round?
At least $200 per round in a UBO contract. The bill also requires either at least one match every 6 months or pay equal to 10 times that minimum rate.
Would H.R. 4624 require health insurance for boxers?
Yes. Promoters or UBOs would have to provide at least $50,000 in medical coverage and $15,000 in accidental death coverage, and the boxer could not be made to pay the premiums.
What happens after a boxer is knocked out under H.R. 4624?
Before returning to a covered match, the boxer would need additional brain-health exams. The bill is meant to slow down quick returns after a knockout.
Does H.R. 4624 limit boxing contracts to 6 years?
Yes. A UBO contract could not last longer than 6 years, and the boxer could talk with other promoters or UBOs during the final 30 days of the contract.
Would H.R. 4624 change how many championship belts boxing can have?
Yes, inside the covered system. The bill allows only one championship title per weight class, with interim titles limited to cases like injury, illness, or inability to defend or travel.
How much drug testing would H.R. 4624 require?
Title matches would face mandatory testing, other matches could get random testing, and at least 50% of boxers at each event would have to be tested in competition by an independent third party.
Are there extra medical rules for boxers age 40 and older?
Yes. Fighters 40 and up would need an annual supplemental physical, including a metabolic panel and urinalysis, plus a chest X-ray at least every 6 years.
Where is H.R. 4624 now?
H.R. 4624 passed the House and was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, according to the latest action in the bill metadata provided.
Based on H.R. 4624 bill text
H.R. 4624 Bill Text
“To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to establish requirements for unified boxing organizations, to further enhance the well-being of professional boxers, and for other purposes.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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