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To provide for the withholding of United States assistance to countries that aid or are engaged in nonmarket based trade with the Government of Cuba.

Introduced: July 29, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Aug 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Jul 29, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jul 29, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to withhold assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to any foreign government providing economic, development, or security assistance for, or engaging in nonmarket based trade with, the Government of Cuba, unless the President certifies to the Congress that such assistance is vital to the U.S. national interest.

What's happening now August 21, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 29, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2289: To provide for the withholding of United States assistance to countries that aid or are engaged in nonmarket based trade with the Government of Cuba.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2289/
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"H.R. 2289: To provide for the withholding of United States assistance to countries that aid or are engaged in nonmarket based trade with the Government of Cuba.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2289/.
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H.R. 2289, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2289/.
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