US Congress House Bill 871 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2013 - Prohibits the President from regulating or prohibiting travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions ordinarily incident to such travel relating to: (1) accompanied personal baggage; (2) payment of living expenses and the acquisition of personal-use goods or services; (3) travel arrangements; (4) nonscheduled air, sea, or land voyage transactions (such provision does not permit the carriage of articles other than accompanied baggage into Cuba or the United States); and (5) normal banking transactions. Prohibits the above provisions from: (1) restricting presidential authority in time of war or armed hostilities between the United States and Cuba, or of imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. travelers; and (2) authorizing U.S. importation of personal consumption goods acquired in Cuba.

Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2013

Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
2013-02-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/871/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr871/BILLS-113hr871ih.pdf