Fair Ball Act

Bill: 118-s-5362
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2024-11-20
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2024-11-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S6688)

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5362 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2024 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Welch , Mr. Wyden , and Mr. Hickenlooper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding the application of wage and hour provisions to minor league baseball players, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Ball Act . 2. Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to minor league baseball players Section 13(a)(19) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(19) ) is amended by striking a contract and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting an unexpired collective bargaining agreement. .