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To establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer the Act, and for other purposes. 10/31/2007--Introduced. Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2007 - 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 [...]

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  • 01/15/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
  • 11/01/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
  • 10/31/2007 - 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.
  • 10/31/2007 - Referred to House Education and Labor
  • 10/31/2007 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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H.R.4031 Introduced in House11/03/2007