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- H.R.213
H.R.213: Baseball Diplomacy Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Jan. 3, 2019
- Latest Major Action Jan. 3, 2019
- See the fourteen similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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- Introduced in House - Jan. 3, 2019
Bill Summary
Baseball Diplomacy Act This bill waives various embargo and immigration restrictions in order to allow Cuban nationals to enter the United States to play organized professional baseball. U.S. embargo authority may not regulate or prohibit various transactions by or on behalf of such a Cuban national, nor may the individual be prohibited from returning to Cuba with the earnings made from playing professional baseball. The President's authority...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Jan. 3, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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| Jan. 3, 2019 |
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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| Jan. 3, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by José E. Serrano (D-N.Y.) |