Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 7, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2019
This bill repeals both the President's statutory authority to impose an embargo on Cuba and various prohibitions against providing assistance to Cuba. It also repeals provisions related to (1) the President's authority to impose sanctions on countries that provide assistance to Cuba, (2) the prohibition against U.S. investment in domestic telecommunications networks within Cuba, (3) restrictions on vessels that have departed from a port in Cuba within 180 days of loading or unloading freight in the United States, and (4) restrictions on remittances to Cuba.
The President is authorized to impose export controls with respect to Cuba and exercise certain emergency economic powers in relation to unusual and extraordinary threats to the United States.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2019 to Sep 24, 2020, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Sep 24, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 7, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2404 | United States-Cuba Relations Normalization Act | Related bill | May 20, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Agricultural trade
- Caribbean area
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Cuba
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign loans and debt
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Latin America
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Multilateral development programs
- News media and reporting
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Sanctions
- Terrorism
- Trade restrictions
- Travel and tourism
- U.S. and foreign investments
- War and emergency powers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2019Introduced in Senate
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