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HR 2504 117th Congress House

Community Protection in Sports Act of 2021

Official title: To provide to localities injured by the cancellation or relocation, without good cause, of a scheduled organized professional major league team competition by … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide to localities injured by the cancellation or relocation, without good cause, of a scheduled organized professional major league team competition by a league of organized professional major league baseball teams, or a member of such league.

Introduced: April 26, 2021 Introduced by: Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
Sports and Recreation Civil actions and liabilityProfessional sports
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Apr 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Apr 14, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Apr 14, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Protection in Sports Act of 2021

This bill provides localities injured by the cancellation or relocation of certain sporting events a remedy for such action.

Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful for Major League Baseball to cancel or relocate a competition that is not a part of the regular season unless it is a reasonable response to a pandemic, natural disaster, inclement weather, or emergency declared by the federal government or by the state in which the game is scheduled to occur.

A locality that is injured by a violation may commence a civil action for damages from the league for canceling or relocating the game.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Apr 26, 2021
Hice, Jody
· Apr 14, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2504: Community Protection in Sports Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2504/
MLA
"H.R. 2504: Community Protection in Sports Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2504/.
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H.R. 2504, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2504/.
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