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.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-02-28 · Sports and Recreation · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-02-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

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.

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This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the social, economic, and historic contributions that Minor League Baseball has made to American life and culture.

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Official text

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.

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Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] · 24 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6020, 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 (2020-03-09)

Cosponsors on this site

Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Ben Cline (R-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Peter Welch (D-VT), James Comer (R-KY), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Chip Roy (R-TX), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr6020.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6020 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116