H. Res. 296 (119th)Bill Overview

Congratulating the Los Angeles Dodgers for winning the 2024 Major League Baseball World Series.

Simple ResolutionSports and Recreation|Sports and Recreation
Cosponsors
Support
Democratic
Introduced
Apr 7, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
Law
Congressional Activities
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

This simple House resolution congratulates the Los Angeles Dodgers for winning the 2024 Major League Baseball World Series. It recounts the team’s playoff run, season statistics, key player achievements, and the passing of Fernando Valenzuela.

Why people may split

Whether the House should use time to pass ceremonial recognitions

Watch point

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a conventional commemorative House resolution: it states its purpose clearly, provides supporting factual recital, identifies specific private individuals to receive an enrolled copy, and contains the expected concise resolving language.

This simple House resolution congratulates the Los Angeles Dodgers for winning the 2024 Major League Baseball World Series.

It recounts the team’s playoff run, season statistics, key player achievements, and the passing of Fernando Valenzuela.

The resolution names roster members, recognizes organizational contributors, and directs the Clerk to transmit an enrolled copy to team leadership and the manager.

Passage0/100

House simple resolutions do not become law; adoption by the House is likely, but the measure cannot be enacted as statute.

CredibilityAligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a conventional commemorative House resolution: it states its purpose clearly, provides supporting factual recital, identifies specific private individuals to receive an enrolled copy, and contains the expected concise resolving language.

Contention25/100

Whether the House should use time to pass ceremonial recognitions

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Local governments · CommunitiesFederal agencies

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Local governmentsCeremonial national recognition of the team's achievement, boosting civic pride and local identity.
  • CommunitiesEncourages community morale and fan engagement across Los Angeles and nationwide.
  • Potential benefitCould generate short-term economic benefits from celebratory events, increased tourism, and merchandise sales.
Likely burdened
  • Potential burdenSeen as a legislative distraction from substantive policy and oversight responsibilities.
  • Potential burdenProduces negligible fiscal impact while still incurring minor administrative and printing costs.
  • Federal agenciesMay appear to confer federal favoritism to a single professional sports franchise.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Whether the House should use time to pass ceremonial recognitions
Progressive90%

Likely views the resolution positively as a harmless recognition of a diverse team and an important cultural moment for Los Angeles.

Appreciates honoring Fernando Valenzuela’s legacy and celebration of players’ achievements.

May note opportunity costs but regards symbolic recognition as appropriate.

Leans supportive
Centrist80%

Sees the resolution as a routine, bipartisan ceremonial action acknowledging a major local accomplishment.

Regards it as low-stakes and broadly uncontroversial but might question timing if the legislative calendar is crowded.

Supportive if it remains nonbinding and brief.

Leans supportive
Conservative60%

Generally tolerates ceremonial recognition but emphasizes limited federal involvement in local or private matters.

May prefer such honors come from state or local bodies rather than the U.S. House.

Support contingent on minimal procedural cost and no government spending.

Split reaction
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

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Law

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Passage likelihood0/100

House simple resolutions do not become law; adoption by the House is likely, but the measure cannot be enacted as statute.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Whether the House will schedule the resolution for consideration
  • Any member objections to specific roster names or omissions
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.

06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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Whether the House should use time to pass ceremonial recognitions

House simple resolutions do not become law; adoption by the House is likely, but the measure cannot be enacted as statute.

Unlocked analysis

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a conventional commemorative House resolution: it states its purpose clearly, provides supporting factual recital, identifies specific private individuals to recei…

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