Commerce Committee Announces Upcoming Hearing on Sports Betting
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy, will convene a subcommittee hearing regarding sports betting and gaming integrity on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET. This hearing will examine the rapid expansion of sports betting in the United States and its growing impact on the integrity of games. Since the recent advent of prediction markets and the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, what was once a […]
Cruz: New Boxing Legislation Will Make the Sport More Fan-Friendly, Safer for Boxers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement during today’s Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced plans to introduce a Senate version of the bipartisan, House-passed Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act (H.R.4624), legislation to create an alternative boxing system that streamlines matchmaking and unifies rankings. Chairman Cruz explained that while the current federally-designed system has protected professional boxers from certain abuses, it has inadvertently created a fractured system. The current boxing […]
Chairman Cruz Announces Hearing on Boxing Reform Efforts
Return to Your Corners: Have Federal Boxing Laws Gone the Distance or Slipped the Jab? WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled, “Return to Your Corners: Have Federal Boxing Laws Gone the Distance or Slipped the Jab?” on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET. This hearing will assess the current state […]