Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2021
Latest action · May 19, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2021
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 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 19, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | May 19, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred May 19, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2021Introduced in Senate
- May 19, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47246 | Cuba: U.S. Policy in the 117th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 28, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 428 | Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | Feb 7, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2021
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.
- May 19, 2021Introduced in Senate
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.
