Congress 112 - HR 255 - 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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Cuba Reconciliation Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 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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Mar 23, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.
Feb 14, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Feb 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
Feb 1, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jan 24, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 7, 2011

Introduced in House
Jan 7, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, the Judiciary, 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.

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