Federal Boxing Control Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Federal Boxing Control Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to establish a Federal Boxing Commission with adequate authority to exercise continuing surveillance over professional boxing matches which are broadcast by televsion or radio (otherwise than as part of bona fide news broadcasts) or which are disseminated by wire in interstate or foreign commerce either to be received on home receivers or in theaters, arenas, or other places of assembly, whether such broadcast or dissemination involves on-the-spot coverage or delayed coverage by means of film, tape, or some other means of recording. Authorizes the Commission to issue licenses authorizing participation in covered boxing matches or the coverage thereof in such capacities as are required to be licensed under this Act or regulations issued pursuant to this Act. Provides that, in issuing any such license, the Commission shall give due regard to character, conduct, background, reputation, experience, and such other factors as the Commission deems relevant in determining the fitness of any person to act in the capacity for which the license is to be issued. Stipulates that any such license shall be effective for such period not exceeding one year as the Commission may determine by regulation or otherwise at the time of issuance, unless sooner revoked or suspended in accordance with this Act. Specifies that no person may participate in any covered boxing match or the coverage thereof in any of the following capacities unless such person holds a currently effective license therefor: (1) as a boxer, (2) as a boxing promoter, (3) as an agent of a boxer, (4) as a fight manager, (5) as a matchmaker, (6) as a referee, (7) as a judge, (8) as a person providing coverage in any capacity which is specified in the regulations of the Commission, except that a license shall not be required under this paragraph for any person licensed under the Communications Act of 1934, and (9) in any other capacity which the Commission by regulation prescribes. Stipulates that the Commission may, after appropriate notice and opportunity for hearing, by order prohibit the holding or coverage or both of any proposed covered boxing match if it finds that such prohibition is in the public interest. Authorizes the Commission to make investigations as it deems necessary to determine whether any person has violated or is about to violate any provision of this Act or any rule or regulation thereunder. Sets forth criminal penalties for violation of the provisions of this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on June 5, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on June 5, 1974: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
FRANK CLARK (D-PA) introduced it on June 5, 1974. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on June 5, 1974, 19090 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19090 days ago, on June 5, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers