HR 1703
104th Congress
House
International Affairs
American economic assistance
Armed Forces and National Security
Cuba
Embargo
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Latin America
Press organizations
Sanctions (International law)
Tax penalties
Trading with the enemy
War and emergency powers
To allow for news bureau exchanges between the United States and Cuba.
Introduced: May 24, 1995
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To President
Became law
May 24, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 24, 1995
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Trading With the Enemy Act, and provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 regarding the embargo on trade with Cuba to provide that the authorities granted to the President under such Acts do not include the authority to regulate or prohibit, directly or indirectly, financial or other transactions related to the establishment of news bureaus by U.S. news organizations in foreign countries, or the establishment of news bureaus in the United States by foreign news organizations.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1