I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6020 
To require an evaluation by the Government Accountability Office of the 
social, economic, and historic contributions that Minor League Baseball 
has made to American life and culture. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2020 
Mrs. TRAHAN (for herself, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. KELLER, Mr. KELLY of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. BARR, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. CLINE, Mr. 
COSTA, Ms. FINKENAUER, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. ROSE 
of New York, Mr. RYAN, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. SIMPSON, Ms. SLOTKIN, 
Mr. TRONE, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. WELCH, and Ms. HAALAND) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform 
A BILL 
To require an evaluation by the Government Accountability 
Office of the social, economic, and historic contributions 
that Minor League Baseball has made to American life 
and culture. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) more than forty million fans have attended 
Minor League Baseball games each season for 15 
consecutive years; 
(2) Minor League Baseball provides wholesome 
affordable 
entertainment 
in 
160 
communities 
throughout the Nation; 
(3) in 2018, Minor League Baseball clubs do-
nated over $45 million in cash and in-kind gifts to 
their local communities and completed over 15,000 
volunteer hours; 
(4) the economic stimulus and development pro-
vided by Minor League Baseball clubs extends be-
yond the cities and towns where it is played, to wide 
and diverse geographic areas comprising 80 percent 
of the population in the Nation; 
(5) Minor League Baseball is committed to pro-
moting diversity and inclusion through its Copa de 
la Diversio´n, MiLB Pride, FIELD Program, and 
Women in Baseball Leadership initiatives; 
(6) Minor League Baseball is the first 
touchpoint of the national pastime for millions of 
youth and the only touchpoint for those located in 
communities far from Major League cities; 
(7) Congress has enacted numerous statutory 
exemptions and immunities to preserve and sustain 
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a system for Minor League Baseball and its relation-
ship with Major League Baseball; 
(8) an abandonment of 42 Minor League Base-
ball clubs by Major League Baseball would devastate 
communities, bond purchasers, and other stake-
holders that rely on the economic stimulus these 
clubs provide; 
(9) Minor League Baseball clubs enrich the 
lives of millions of Americans each year through spe-
cial economic, social, cultural, and charitable con-
tributions; and 
(10) preservation of Minor League Baseball in 
160 communities is in the public interest, as it will 
continue to provide affordable, family friendly enter-
tainment to those communities. 
SEC. 2. GAO EVALUATION. 
Following consultation with the relevant committees 
of Congress, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall evaluate the social, economic, and historic contribu-
tions that Minor League Baseball has made to American 
life and culture. 
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