# 119-hr-2415: Baseball Diplomacy Act

119-hr-2415, Baseball Diplomacy Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2415
- Congress: 119
- Title: Baseball Diplomacy Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Would let Cuban nationals enter the United States to play organized professional baseball and return to Cuba with their earnings.** The bill would block certain embargo and immigration authorities from stopping those entries or payments and would create season-limited visas tied to player contracts. - Cuban players: Could get a visa that covers the baseball season, be allowed to take their earnings back to Cuba, and not need a new visa for re-entry while a contract remains valid. - U.S. professional teams: Could sign and pay Cuban players for transactions allowed under current Treasury rules without embargo-based penalties. - Federal authorities: Would be barred from using specific embargo and immigration powers, including parts of the Foreign Assistance Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act as of July 1, 1977, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to deny these visas or regulate permitted transactions. It would apply notwithstanding section 102(h) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier visas and payments for Cuban ballplayers: benefit, low. If enacted, Cuban nationals who come from Cuba on a temporary work visa to play pro baseball would face fewer blocks. The government would not be able to use broad entry-ban or Cuba embargo powers to deny that visa or to block deals and payments that Treasury rules already allow. It also could not…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2415 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2415)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4714)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2415 (as of 2025-12-21).