Home Team Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4272 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4272 To keep professional sports franchises in their home communities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 26, 2026 Mr. Sanders (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To keep professional sports franchises in their home communities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Home Team Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Professional sports franchises have a significant economic and cultural impact on their local communities. (2) The relocation of a professional sports franchise abandons the home community and fan base of the franchise that is lar…