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HR 5580 114th Congress House Labor and Employment Athletes Labor standards Professional sports Wages and earnings

Save America's Pastime Act

Introduced: June 24, 2016 Introduced by: Guthrie, Brett Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jun 24, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 24, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save America's Pastime Act

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements any employee who has contracted to pay baseball at the minor league level.

The bill shall not be construed to require application of maximum hours requirements to any employee who has contracted to play baseball at the major league level.

No employer shall be subject to liability or punishment on account of any violations of minimum wage, maximum hours, or specified recordkeeping requirements regarding any work performed before, on, or after enactment of this bill.

What's happening now September 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5580: Save America's Pastime Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5580/
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"H.R. 5580: Save America's Pastime Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5580/.
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H.R. 5580, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5580/.
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