A bipartisan effort on Capitol Hill is looking to prevent the Atlanta Braves from facing a bigger tax bill next year.

The team’s parent company sells shares to the public. Starting next year, a change in federal law would limit how much it can deduct for the salaries of some of its highest-paid players.

Privately owned teams would not face the same restriction.

Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Alabama Republican Sen. Katie Britt have introduced a bill that would remove that difference and give the Braves the same tax treatment for player and coach salaries.

The Braves could face more than $20 million in additional taxes next year under the change.

Bills have been introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate to address the issue.

WSB Radio’s Ashley Simmons & Rob Archer contributed to this story.