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Union Calendar No. 134 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1065 
[Report No. 109–209, Parts I and II] 
To establish the United States Boxing Commission to protect the general 
welfare of boxers and to ensure fairness in the sport of professional boxing. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2005 
Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. BROWN of Ohio) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
JULY 28, 2005 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JULY 28, 2005 
Referral to the Committee on Education and the Workforce extended for a 
period ending not later than September 30, 2005 
JULY 28, 2005 
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period ending not later than 
September 30, 2005 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and 
the amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant 
to clause 1(l), rule X 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in boldface roman] 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged; committed to the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 2, 2005] 
A BILL 
To establish the United States Boxing Commission to protect 
the general welfare of boxers and to ensure fairness 
in the sport of professional boxing. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Boxing 
Commission Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) 
COMMISSION.—The 
term 
‘‘Commission’’ 
means the United States Boxing Commission estab-
lished under section 3. 
(2) BOXER.—The term ‘‘boxer’’ means an indi-
vidual who fights in a professional boxing match. 
(3) BOXING
COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘boxing 
commission’’ means an entity authorized under State 
or tribal law to regulate professional boxing matches. 
(4) INDIAN LANDS.—The term ‘‘Indian lands’’ 
has the meanings given that terms by paragraphs (4)
of section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 
U.S.C. 2703). 
(5) JUDGE.—The term ‘‘judge’’ means an official 
who scores a boxing match to determine the winner. 
(6) MANAGER.—The term ‘‘manager’’ means a 
person other than a promoter who, under contract, 
agreement, or other arrangement with a boxer, under-
takes to control or administer, directly or indirectly, 
a boxing-related matter on behalf of that boxer, in-
cluding a person who is a booking agent for a boxer. 
(7) MATCHMAKER.—The term ‘‘matchmaker’’ 
means a person that proposes, selects, and arranges 
for boxers to participate in a professional boxing 
match. Such term does not include a hotel, casino, re-
sort, or other commercial establishment hosting or 
sponsoring a professional boxing match, or a provider 
of cable, satellite, or network television programming, 
unless— 
(A) the hotel, casino, resort, or other com-
mercial establishment, or provider of cable, sat-
ellite, or network television programming is pri-
marily responsible for proposing, selecting, and 
arranging for boxers to participate in the profes-
sional boxing match; and