HR 2071 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2003

Introduced May 13, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Jeff Flake R-AZ

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Latest action · May 13, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 13, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2003 - Prohibits the President from regulating or prohibiting travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of specified transactions incident to such travel.

Declares that: (1) this prohibition does not authorize the importation into the United States of any goods for personal consumption acquired in Cuba; and (2) the restrictions on authority contained in this Act do not apply in a case in which the United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the two countries are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. travelers.

Cosponsors 90

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2003 to Jul 9, 2004; 54 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYAmo HoughtonOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-CACalvin M. DooleyOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-TXCharles W. StenholmOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-MIDave CampOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-MTDenny RehbergOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-WAGeorge R. Nethercutt Jr.OriginalMay 13, 2003
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-IAJames A. LeachOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-PAJames C. GreenwoodOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-MNJim RamstadOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-MOJo Ann EmersonOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-TNJohn S. TannerOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-ILJudy BiggertOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-ARMike RossOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-TXNick LampsonOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-MINick SmithOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-WIPaul D. RyanOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-ILRay LaHoodOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-TXRon PaulOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-MOSam GravesOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-ILTimothy V. JohnsonOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-NETom OsborneOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-ARVic SnyderOriginalMay 13, 2003
R-CAWally HergerOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalMay 13, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeJun 16, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJun 16, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerJun 16, 2003
D-ILLane EvansJun 16, 2003
D-WIRon KindJun 16, 2003
D-CAAnna G. EshooJul 14, 2003
D-MABarney FrankJul 14, 2003
D-NCDavid E. PriceJul 14, 2003
D-MNJames L. OberstarJul 14, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottJul 14, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyJul 14, 2003
D-CABob FilnerSep 5, 2003
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickSep 5, 2003
D-TXChris BellSep 5, 2003
D-AZEd PastorSep 5, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverSep 5, 2003
R-NELee TerrySep 5, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeSep 5, 2003
D-ILBobby L. RushOct 7, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOct 7, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonOct 7, 2003
D-MNMartin Olav SaboOct 7, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOct 7, 2003
D-NMTom UdallOct 7, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersFeb 3, 2004
D-WABrian BairdFeb 3, 2004
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaFeb 3, 2004
D-MNBetty McCollumFeb 26, 2004
D-ILDanny K. DavisFeb 26, 2004
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonFeb 26, 2004
D-NJDonald M. PayneApr 20, 2004
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezJun 9, 2004
R-NHCharles F. BassJun 15, 2004
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Jun 15, 2004
D-OHDennis J. KucinichJul 6, 2004
D-MAMartin T. MeehanJul 9, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred May 13, 2003

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 13, 2003Introduced in House
  2. May 13, 2003Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RL31139Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances ArchivedReportDec 15, 2022

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 950Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2003Related billNov 11, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To allow travel between the United States and Cuba.
Short Titles as Introduced
Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 13, 2003Introduced in House

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