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H.R. 44: Muhammad Ali Expansion Act

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H.R. 44: Muhammad Ali Expansion Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-03 · Sports and Recreation · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Muhammad Ali Expansion Act

Plain summary

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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Official text

Muhammad Ali Expansion Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] · 58 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jason Smith (R-MO), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Tom Cole (R-OK), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), David G. Valadao (R-CA), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Roger Williams (R-TX), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), John R. Carter (R-TX), Austin Scott (R-GA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr44 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115