On Tuesday afternoon, the US House of Representatives passed the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act. The new legislation will go on to be voted on in the Senate and when it passes that hurdle will move along to the President for signature. Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) delivered remarks on the […]
Ali Act
BREAKING: Vote in the House on Ali Revival Act Tuesday
According to this week’s schedule by Majority Leader Steve Scalise, the Muhammad Ali Boxing Revival Act is scheduled for a vote on Tuesday, March 24th. The bill is here. There was a hearing in December by the House Subcommittee on Education and Workforce. It then held a markup session in January which included comments from […]
Congressional Report on Ali Revival Act released
The Committee on Education and Workforce released its report on the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act. The 41-page report includes commentary on the proposed bill which made it out of the subcommittee with a couple proposed amendments. Only 4 congresspeople voted against the bill which would create Universal Boxing Organizations that would parallel traditional […]
Zuffa responds to Congresswoman’s questions
Zuffa prepared responses to queries by Minnesota Congresswoman’s Ilhan Omar with respect to a Congressional Subcommittee Hearing that occurred in December and a subsequent hearing held in January in which the subcommittee passed the bill to move on in the long process even prior to getting to a House vote. There have been amendments made […]
Amendments proposed to Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act
On Wednesday morning the House Subcommittee on Education & Workforce held a hearing on markups for H.R. 4624, the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act (Boxing Revival Act). Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) gave the opening statement. He supports the Boxing Revival Act and gave an overview of the bill. He also indicated his support of […]