United States-Cuba Trade Normalization Act of 2009
Latest action · May 7, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
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.
- IntroducedMay 6, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
United States-Cuba Trade Normalization Act of 2009 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo on trade with Cuba.
Prohibits the exercise by the President with respect to Cuba of certain authorities conferred by the Trading With the Enemy Act and exercised on July 1, 1977, as a result of a specified national emergency. Makes ineffective any prohibition on exports to Cuba under the Export Administration Act of 1979. Authorizes the President to impose export controls with respect to Cuba and exercise certain authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act only on account of an unusual and extraordinary threat to U.S. national security that did not exist before enactment of this Act.
Repeals: (1) the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992; (2) the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996; (3) the prohibition under the Food Security Act of 1985 against allocation of the annual sugar quota to any country unless its officials verify that it does not import for reexport to the United States any sugar produced in Cuba; and (4) the prohibition under the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 on transactions or payments respecting certain U.S. intellectual property.
Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism subject to agricultural and medical export restrictions.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate the denial of the foreign tax credit with respect to Cuba.
Authorizes common carriers to install and repair telecommunications equipment and facilities in Cuba, and otherwise provide telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba.
Prohibits regulation or banning of travel to and from Cuba by U.S. citizens or residents, or of any transactions incident to travel.
Directs the U.S. Postal Service to provide direct mail service to and from Cuba.
Urges the President to take all necessary steps to conduct negotiations with the Government of Cuba to: (1) settle claims of U.S. nationals against Cuba for the taking of property; and (2) secure protection of internationally recognized human rights.
Extends nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations) to the products of Cuba.
Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from limiting the amount of remittances to Cuba that may be made by any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction.
Rescinds any determination by the Secretary of State that Cuba has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.
Cosponsors 55
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 6, 2009 to Jul 8, 2009; 47 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | May 6, 2009 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jun 11, 2009 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jul 8, 2009 |
Committees 7
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 6, 2009 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 6, 2009 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 6, 2009 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred May 7, 2009 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 6, 2009 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred May 6, 2009 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 6, 2009 |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred May 6, 2009 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- May 6, 2009Introduced in House
- May 6, 2009Referred to House Foreign Affairs
- May 6, 2009Referred 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.
- May 6, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
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.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-70 | AMERICA COMPETES: BIG PICTURE PERSPECTIVES ON THE NEED FOR INNOVATION, INVESTMENTS IN R&D, AND A COMMITMENT TO STEM EDUCATION87 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Jan 20, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-187 | COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010231 pages | Appropriations Committee | Apr 23, 2009–Jun 4, 2009 |
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.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL31139 | Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances Archived | Report | Dec 15, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1530 | Free Trade With Cuba Act | Related bill | Mar 17, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- United States-Cuba Trade Normalization Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Agricultural trade
- Caribbean area
- Cuba
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign and international banking
- Government liability
- Human rights
- Income tax credits
- Intellectual property
- International Affairs
- International exchange and broadcasting
- International monetary system and foreign exchange
- Latin America
- Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment
- Postal service
- Property rights
- Sanctions
- Taxation of foreign income
- Terrorism
- Trade restrictions
- Travel and tourism
- U.S. and foreign investments
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 6, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
