Cuba Agricultural Exports Act
Latest action · Oct 6, 2015 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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.
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.
- IntroducedOct 6, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cuba Agricultural Exports Act
This bill amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to exempt from prohibitions against U.S. assistance to Cuba any exports under the market access program, the export credit guarantee program, and the foreign market development cooperator program, including any federal commodity promotion program obligations or expenditures of funds.
This exemption shall not apply if the U.S. assistance recipient would be an entity controlled by the Cuban government, including the armed forces, the Ministry of the Interior, or any subdivision of either governmental entity.
A person subject to U.S. jurisdiction may invest in the development of an agricultural business in Cuba if the Department of State and the Department of Agriculture jointly determine that the agricultural business:
- is not controlled by the government of Cuba, including the armed forces, the Ministry of the Interior, or any subdivision of either governmental entity; and
- does not traffic in property of persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction which was confiscated by Cuba on or after January 1, 1959.
Certain language limiting financing of agricultural sales to Cuba is repealed.
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 6, 2015 to Sep 28, 2016; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | Oct 6, 2015 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Oct 6, 2015 |
| R-LA | Ralph Lee Abraham | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Oct 13, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Stephen Lee Fincher | Oct 13, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Oct 27, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Oct 27, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Oct 27, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Rob Woodall | Oct 27, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Oct 27, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Nov 3, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Jan 5, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Feb 8, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Feb 9, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| R-VA | E. Scott Rigell | Feb 29, 2016 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Mar 2, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Mar 22, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 10, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | May 24, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | May 24, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | May 25, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | May 25, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | May 25, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 31, 2016 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | May 31, 2016 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 31, 2016 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 16, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 11, 2016 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 14, 2016 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Sep 14, 2016 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Sep 14, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Sep 14, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Sep 22, 2016 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Sep 28, 2016 |
Committees 3
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 Oct 6, 2015 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Oct 6, 2015 |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Oct 6, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2015Introduced in House
- Oct 6, 2015Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 146, October 6, 2015, page H6836.
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. 114-57 | AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL TRADE WITH CUBA75 pages | Agriculture Committee | Sep 14, 2016 |
| Serial No. 114-150 | TRADE WITH CUBA: GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITIES86 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Mar 15, 2016 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43926 | Cuba: Issues and Actions in the 114th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 18, 2017 |
| R44119 | U.S. Agricultural Trade with Cuba: Current Limitations and Future Prospects Archived | Report | Sep 21, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modify the prohibition on United States assistance and financing for certain exports to Cuba under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Cuba Agricultural Exports Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2015Introduced in House
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