Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1319) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.
- Last Action
- 3/9/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2021-01-05Referred 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.
- 2021-01-05Referred 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.
- 2021-01-05Introduced in House
- 2021-01-05Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-01-05 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (4)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
Subjects
- Athletes
- Caribbean area
- Cuba
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign labor
- Immigration status and procedures
- Latin America
- Professional sports
- Sanctions
- Trade restrictions
- Travel and tourism
- Visas and passports
- Wages and earnings
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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