Text of Senate Amendment 6833

On 2026-09-24, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6833" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6833

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 152 (Thursday, September 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 152 (Thursday, September 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S5012-S5015] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6833. Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Ms. Rosen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4624, 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; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are-- (1) to provide increased choice and opportunity to professional boxers by allowing a professional boxer to choose to participate in the alternative system offered by a unified boxing organization; and (2) to further enhance safety precautions that protect the well-being of professional boxers. SEC. 3. UNIFIED BOXING ORGANIZATIONS. The Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 2 (15 U.S.C. 6301)-- (A) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: ``(7) Physician.--The term `physician' means a doctor of medicine, with a degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, who is legally authorized to practice medicine by the State in which the physician performs such function or action.''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(16) Unified boxing organization.--The term `unified boxing organization' means an association, a league, or a centralized industry organization in the private sector that-- ``(A) organizes a professional boxing match in a system in which a boxer under contract with such association, league, or centralized industry organization competes against another such boxer pursuant to unified rules; and ``(B) implements a system for title belts for boxers under contract with such association, league, or centralized industry organization and may rely upon, utilize, or recognize titles and rankings for such boxers from an organization operating independently of such association, league, or centralized industry organization.''; (2) in section 18(b) (15 U.S.C. 6309(b)), by adding at the end the following: ``(5) Unified boxing organizations.--(A) Any officer or employee of a unified boxing organization who knowingly violates, or coerces or causes any other person to violate, section 21A shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for not more than 1 year or fined not more than $100,000, or both. ``(B) If a violation described in subparagraph (A) occurs in connection with a professional boxing match the gross revenues for which exceed $2,000,000, the fine imposed under such subparagraph for that violation shall be increased by an additional amount which bears the same ratio to $100,000 as the amount of such revenues compared to $2,000,000.''; and (3) by inserting after section 21 the following: ``SEC. 21A. UNIFIED BOXING ORGANIZATIONS. ``(a) Alternative System for Compliance.--A unified boxing organization shall be considered to be in compliance with the requirements of this Act if the unified boxing organization meets the requirements of section 5 and the conditions of this section with respect to-- ``(1) each boxer under contract with the unified boxing organization; and ``(2) each covered match. ``(b) Safety and Industry Standards; Medical Examinations.-- ``(1) In general.--A condition of this section is that a unified boxing organization shall meet the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, in addition to the requirements of section 5. ``(2) Special rule relating to knockouts.--In the case of a boxer who suffers a knockout during a covered match, a unified boxing organization shall require that, in addition to the examinations required for such boxer under section 5(a)(1)(B)(iii), the boxer shall undergo the applicable examinations described in such section relating to brain health before the boxer may participate in a subsequent covered match. ``(3) Supplemental physical examinations for boxers who are 40 years of age or older.-- ``(A) In general.--A unified boxing organization shall ensure that a boxer who participates in a covered match at the age of 40 or older has undergone, in addition to the physical examinations required under section 5(a)(1)(B)(iii) and paragraph (2) of this subsection, as applicable, a supplemental physical examination conducted by a licensed physician that affirms the fitness of the boxer to safely participate in a covered match. ``(B) Elements.--A supplemental physical examination under subparagraph (A) shall include each of the following: ``(i) A chest X-ray. ``(ii) A comprehensive metabolic panel blood test. ``(iii) A urinalysis to measure the overall health condition of the boxer. [[Page S5013]] ``(C) Frequency.--The supplemental physical examination to be conducted under subparagraph (A) shall occur not less frequently than annually, except that the chest X-ray required under subparagraph (B)(i) shall occur not less frequently than once every 6 years. ``(c) Provision of Medical Care During Covered Matches.-- ``(1) Ambulances.--A condition of this section is that a unified boxing organization shall provide, in addition to the ambulance required to be provided by the unified boxing organization under section 5(a)(2), at least 1 additional ambulance to be continuously present on site at a covered match. ``(2) Ringside physician presence.-- ``(A) In general.--A condition of this section is that a unified boxing organization shall provide, in addition to the licensed physician required to be provided by such unified boxing organization under section 5(a)(3), at least 1 additional licensed physician to be continuously present at ringside during a covered match. ``(B) Certification requirement.--Beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, each physician required to be provided by a unified boxing organization shall have a certification obtained through a State boxing commission medical board or a certification program administered by the Association of Boxing Commissions in partnership with the Association of Ringside Physicians (or a successor organization). ``(d) Support Services.--A condition of this section is that, during the period in which a boxer is under contract with a unified boxing organization, the unified boxing organization shall ensure that such boxer has each of the following: ``(1) Access to equipment and facilities for training and rehabilitation at reasonable costs proximate to where the boxer resides. ``(2) In addition to the health insurance provided to the boxer under section 5(a)(4), an insurance policy in effect that provides medical coverage for any injury sustained by the boxer during the period of training for a covered match. ``(3) A medical coordinator assigned to the boxer to assist the boxer with satisfying medical and licensing requirements related to the participation of the boxer in a covered match. ``(e) Comprehensive Anti-doping Program.-- ``(1) Requirement.-- ``(A) In general.--A condition of this section is that a unified boxing organization shall have in effect a comprehensive anti-doping program that includes testing, and requirements related to such testing, under this subsection. ``(B) List of prohibited substances and penalties.--A unified boxing organization shall, on an annual basis, publish, and make available to the public, a list that identifies, with respect to the preceding year-- ``(i) each substance tested for under the comprehensive anti-doping program of the unified boxing organization; and ``(ii) each penalty imposed on a boxer under paragraph (6). ``(2) In-competition testing.-- ``(A) In general.--The unified boxing organization shall ensure that testing is conducted in accordance with paragraph (5) for not fewer than half the boxers participating in each covered match organized by such unified boxing organization for an event. ``(B) Timing.--Testing required under subparagraph (A) shall-- ``(i) occur during the period beginning on the date of a weigh-in for a covered match and ending on the date of the covered match; and ``(ii) determine whether a boxer is positive or negative for each substance prohibited by-- ``(I) the boxing commission of the State in which the covered match is held; ``(II) in the case of a covered match held within a reservation, the tribal organization that meets the requirements of section 21 and is responsible for regulating the covered match; or ``(III) in the case of a covered match held in a State without a boxing commission, the commission responsible for regulating the covered match as provided by section 4. ``(3) No-notice testing.--In addition to the testing required under paragraph (2), during the period in which a boxer is under contract with a unified boxing organization, the unified boxing organization may conduct testing, with no advance notice to the boxer and in accordance with paragraph (5), to determine whether such boxer is positive or negative for each substance prohibited by the unified boxing organization. ``(4) Substances prohibited by unified boxing organization.--The unified boxing organization shall prohibit each substance prohibited as described in subclause (I) of clause (ii) of section 7(a)(5)(B) (or, if no substance is so prohibited, each substance listed as described in subclause (II) of such clause), except that the unified boxing organization may elect not to test a boxer participating in a covered match for any substance that is not prohibited by the boxing commission of the State in which the covered match is being held or the tribal organization