United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 198 (117th)
Baseball Diplomacy Act
Introduced
5 January 2021
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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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 President's authority to bar an alien whose entry is deemed to be detrimental to U.S. interests may not be used to deny a visa to a Cuban national entering to play baseball. An individual entering to play baseball may obtain a visa to remain in the United States only for the duration of the baseball season. The visa need not be renewed for reentry into the United States during the term of a contract between the individual and the team for which the individual played in the preceding season.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 January 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 January 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 January 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/198
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/198