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Minor League Baseball Relief Act

12/31/2022, 5:26 AM

Congressional Summary of S 2233

Minor League Baseball Relief Act

This bill establishes a program for the relief of certain minor league baseball clubs and independent professional baseball clubs that experienced large business losses.

The bill provides funding for the Small Business Administration to make grants to such clubs that experienced decreases in gross revenue in 2020 of at least 75%, as measured against revenues in 2019 (or, if revenues were negatively affected by a natural disaster or weather disruption in 2019, by the average of revenues over the prior three-year period).

The source of funding for the grants shall be funds appropriated under enacted COVID-19 relief legislation that have not been obligated and are no longer being used to carry out activities authorized under those laws. Grant amounts provided to any club may not exceed $10 million.

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Current Status of Bill S 2233

Bill S 2233 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 24, 2021. Bill S 2233 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on June 24, 2021.  Bill S 2233's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. as of June 24, 2021

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2233

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
15
Democrat Cosponsors
13
Republican Cosponsors
2
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2233

Primary Policy Focus

Sports and Recreation

Potential Impact Areas

- Accounting and auditing
- Appropriations
- Business expenses
- Business records
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Income tax exclusion
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Interest, dividends, interest rates
- Professional sports
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Small business
- Wages and earnings
- Worker safety and health

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2233

A bill to establish a grant program for shuttered minor league baseball clubs, and for other purposes.
Minor League Baseball Relief Act
Minor League Baseball Relief Act

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 2233

Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal
ConnecticutDemocrat
Mark R. Warner
Mark R. Warner
VirginiaDemocrat
Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen
MarylandDemocrat
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
New HampshireDemocrat
Debbie Stabenow
Debbie Stabenow
MichiganDemocrat
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
OregonDemocrat

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