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H.R.198: Baseball Diplomacy Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Jan. 5, 2021
- Latest Major Action March 4, 2021
- See the fourteen similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
4 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Jan. 5, 2021
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 a Cuban national entering to play baseball, nor may the individual be prohibited from returning to Cuba with the earnings made from playing professional baseball. The...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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March 4, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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Jan. 5, 2021 |
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. 5, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) |