3.0.0 213 2022-11-01T13:49:28Z 2022-11-01T13:49:28Z House HR 2019-01-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SERRANO:H.R. 213.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 3 of the ConstitutionArticle I, Section 8, clause 4 of the ConstitutionArticle I, Section 8, clause 18 of the Constitution[Page H217]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-01-03T21:47:50Z Referred to 2019-01-03T16:28:40Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-01-03T16:28:35Z 2019-01-03 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-01-03 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-01-03 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 N C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-04-25 False International Affairs 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 International Affairs 00 2019-01-03 Introduced in House 2019-04-02T14:12:23Z 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 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.

Such an individual 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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Baseball Diplomacy Act Display Title Baseball Diplomacy Act Official Title as Introduced To waive certain prohibitions with respect to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play organized professional baseball. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Baseball Diplomacy Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr213ih/xml/BILLS-116hr213ih.xml 2019-01-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.