New boxing rules require least pay and health care for boxers.

What it does

The bill creates new boxing groups called Unified Boxing Groups. These groups must pay boxers at least $200 per round. Boxers must get fights every six months. Boxers get health care money, access to training rooms, and doctors at matches. The bill requires two doctors and two ambulances at each match. All boxing groups must test boxers for banned drugs. Older boxers must get brain health checks.

Who it affects

Boxers gain least pay, health care money, and better doctors. Boxing groups must spend money on doctors and ambulances. The public gets safer boxing with less cheating and drug use.

One thing to notice

Boxers in the new groups get protections like least pay and health care money. Boxers in old groups do not get these same protections.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

13 cosponsors: 8 Democrats, 5 Republicans.

• Jul 23, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jul 23, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce and House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and…”
• Jan 21, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Jan 21, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 4”
• Mar 24, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2641-2643)”
• Mar 24, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

3 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 4 reports from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $2,180,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 1 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 61% of bills with any report.

Brian Jack, who sponsored the bill, received $906,803 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• American Association for Justice — $1,840,000 in 1 report
• Zuffa and Affiliates — $300,000 in 2 reports
• Boxing Opco, LLC — $40,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• Unified Boxing Groups — New boxing groups that follow stricter safety rules and pay boxers more.
• health care money — Cash paid to boxers if they get hurt during a fight.
• training rooms — Places where boxers can work out and get ready for fights.
• banned drugs — Substances that boxers are not allowed to use.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.