Congress 111 - HR 188 - Cuba Reconciliation Act

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Agricultural trade Caribbean area Cuba Foreign and international banking Income tax credits Intellectual property International Affairs International exchange and broadcasting Latin America Postal service Sanctions Taxation of foreign income Trade restrictions Travel and tourism U.S. and foreign investments Visas and passports

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Summary

Cuba Reconciliation Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (including other specified laws) to repeal the embargo placed upon all trade with Cuba.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to declare the denial of foreign tax credit inapplicable to Cuba.

Permits: (1) installation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment and facilities in Cuba, including telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba; and (2) travel to and from Cuba by U.S. citizens or residents.

Requires the U.S. Postal Service to provide direct mail service to and from Cuba.

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Jan 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
Jan 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Jan 6, 2009

Referred to House Agriculture
Jan 6, 2009

Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Jan 6, 2009

Referred to House Financial Services
Jan 6, 2009

Referred to House Judiciary
Jan 6, 2009

Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jan 6, 2009

Referred to House Ways and Means
Jan 6, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 6, 2009

Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Jan 6, 2009

Introduced in House

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