HR 664 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015

Introduced Feb 2, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Mark Sanford R-SC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 20, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 2, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015

This bill states that:

  • the President may not prohibit or otherwise regulate travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions;
  • any regulation in effect on the date of enactment of this Act prohibiting or otherwise regulating such travel or transactions incident to such travel shall cease to have any force or effective; but
  • the prohibitions and requirements of this Act shall not apply if the United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the two countries are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. travelers.

Cosponsors 131

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2015 to Sep 12, 2016, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 2, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalFeb 2, 2015
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 2, 2015
R-UTJason ChaffetzOriginalFeb 2, 2015
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalFeb 2, 2015
D-MDChris Van HollenFeb 3, 2015
D-FLKathy CastorFeb 3, 2015
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezFeb 3, 2015
D-VTPeter WelchFeb 3, 2015
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroFeb 3, 2015
D-CASam FarrFeb 3, 2015
R-KYThomas MassieFeb 4, 2015
R-NCWalter B. JonesFeb 24, 2015
R-WYCynthia M. LummisMar 6, 2015
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonApr 23, 2015
Show all 131 cosponsors

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 20, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
  2. Feb 2, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Feb 2, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 299Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015Identical billJan 29, 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

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  1. Feb 2, 2015Introduced in House

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