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HR 2391 100th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Agriculture and Rural Affairs Agriculture in foreign trade Cuba Embargo Export controls Exports Foreign Trade and Investments Oils and fats Presidential powers Presidents and Vice Presidents War and emergency powers

A bill to make an exception to the United States embargo on trade with Cuba for the export of agricultural commodities produced in the United States.

Introduced: May 13, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
May 26, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
May 13, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 13, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to make an exception to the U.S. embargo on trade with Cuba for the export of agricultural commodities, including fats, oils, and animal hides or skins. Prohibits the President from exercising authorities under the Export Administration Act of 1979 and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act restricting the exportation of agricultural commodities to Cuba. Prohibits application of existing restrictions on trade with Cuba from being applied to the export to Cuba of U.S. agricultural commodities.

What's happening now May 26, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 13, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2391: A bill to make an exception to the United States embargo on trade with Cuba for the export of agricultural commodities produced in the United States.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2391/
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"H.R. 2391: A bill to make an exception to the United States embargo on trade with Cuba for the export of agricultural commodities produced in the United States.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2391/.
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H.R. 2391, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2391/.
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[H.R. 2391: A bill to make an exception to the United States embargo on trade with Cuba for the export of agricultural commodities produced in the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2391/)
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