Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2007
Latest action · Jan 24, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2007 - Prohibits the President from regulating or prohibiting travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions ordinarily incident to such travel relating to: (1) accompanied personal baggage; (2) payment of living expenses and the acquisition of personal-use goods or services; (3) travel arrangements; (4) nonscheduled air, sea, or land voyage transactions (such provision does not permit the carriage of articles other than accompanied baggage into Cuba or the United States); and (5) normal banking transactions.
States that such provision does not: (1) restrict presidential authority in time of war or armed hostilities between the United States and Cuba, or of imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. travelers; and (2) authorize U.S. importation of personal consumption goods acquired in Cuba.
Cosponsors 121
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2007 to Apr 3, 2008, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Feb 6, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 721 | Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2007 | Related bill | Mar 1, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
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- Jan 24, 2007Introduced in House
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