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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2504 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2021 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mr. HICE of Georgia, and Mr. DUNCAN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy 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 
A BILL 
To provide to localities injured by the cancellation or reloca-
tion, without good cause, of a scheduled organized pro-
fessional major league team competition by a league of 
organized professional major league baseball teams, or 
a member of such league. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community Protection 
in Sports Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Events put on by organized professional 
major league baseball leagues outside of the regular 
season of competition provide unique economic bene-
fits to local economies. 
(2) Localities must spend money in preparation 
for special events that bring in thousands of visitors 
from across the country and the world. 
(3) The cancellation or relocation of such events 
without good cause results in a significant loss of 
revenue for local businesses that would have other-
wise benefited from hosting an event. 
SEC. 3. UNLAWFUL CONDUCT. 
It shall be unlawful for a league of organized profes-
sional major league baseball teams, or a member of such 
league, to cancel or relocate a team competition composed 
of 2 or more organized professional major league baseball 
teams if such competition is not part of the regular season 
competition schedule of such league and if the cancellation 
or relocations of such competition is not a reasonable re-
sponse to— 
(1) a pandemic, 
(2) a natural disaster, 
(3) inclement weather, or 
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(4) an emergency declared by the Federal Gov-
ernment or by the State in which such competition 
is scheduled to occur before the applicable cancella-
tion or relocation. 
SEC. 4. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION; CIVIL ACTION. 
(a) LIABILITY.—A league of organized professional 
major league baseball teams, a member of such league, 
or both that cancel or relocate a team competition in viola-
tion of section 3 shall be liable to the locality injured by 
such violation. 
(b) CIVIL ACTION.—A locality that is injured by a 
violation of section 3 may commence a civil action for 
damages in an appropriate district court of the United 
States, or in a State court of competent jurisdiction, with-
in 4 years after the cause of action accrues. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) LOCALITY.—The term ‘‘locality’’ means a 
county, parish, city, town, township, village, or other 
general purpose political subdivision of a State with 
the power to levy taxes and to expend Federal, 
State, and local funds and exercise governmental 
powers. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State, 
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
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Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of 
the United States. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect January 1, 2021. 
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