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US HB2415
Bill
Status
3/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Steve Cohen
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AI Summary
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Cuban nationals would be permitted to enter the United States on H-2B temporary worker visas specifically to play organized professional baseball, with restrictions from the Cuba embargo, Trading with the Enemy Act, and International Emergency Economic Powers Act waived for this purpose
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Cuban baseball players would be allowed to return to Cuba with their earnings from playing professional baseball in the U.S.
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Presidential authority under section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act could not be used to deny visas to Cuban nationals seeking to play organized professional baseball
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Visas would be valid only for the duration of the baseball season, but would not require renewal for subsequent entries as long as the player has a valid contract with the same professional baseball team
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The bill overrides restrictions in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 for purposes of these baseball-related provisions
Legislative Description
Baseball Diplomacy Act
International affairs
Last Action
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.
3/27/2025