H.R.2354: State Reciprocity in Professional Boxing Act of 1997

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about law
  • Introduced July 31, 1997
  • Latest Major Action Aug. 29, 1997

Bill Summary

State Reciprocity in Professional Boxing Act of 1997 - Amends the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to define a "malicious foul or infraction": (1) as any violent act or series of violent acts in which a professional boxer intentionally causes, or attempts to cause, bodily injury to an opposing boxer during the course of a professional boxing match in a manner inconsistent with the generally accepted methods of competition in a boxing...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the Committee on 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 jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Commerce
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
July 31, 1997

Introduced in the House by Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.)

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