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HR 1644 106th Congress House

Cuban Food and Medicine Security Act of 1999

Official title: To provide the people of Cuba with access to food and medicines from the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 5, 1999 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Agricultural creditAgriculture and FoodAgriculture in foreign tradeBiotechnology
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Caribbean areaCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCongress and foreign policyCongressional reporting requirementsCubaDrugsEmbargoExport controlsExport creditFertilizersFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceForeign trade promotionGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHuman rightsLatin AmericaLegislationMedical suppliesPresident and foreign policyRight to travelSanctions (International law)TortureTransportation and Public Works
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Jun 15, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Apr 29, 1999
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 29, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 15, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cuban Food and Medicine Security Act of 1999 - Exempts from the embargo on trade with Cuba the export of food and other agricultural products (including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, or any travel incident to the delivery of such items. Declares that such exemption shall not apply to certain restrictions imposed under the Export Administration Act of 1979 or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to study and report to specified congressional committees on existing U.S. agricultural export promotion and credit programs to determine how such programs can be carried out to promote the consumption of U.S. agricultural commodities in Cuba.

Directs the President to report to Congress on: (1) the extent (expressed in volume and dollar amounts) of sales to Cuba of food and other agricultural products (including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, instruments, and equipment; (2) the types and end users of such items; and (3) whether there has been any indication that any medicines, medical supplies, instruments, or equipment exported to Cuba since enactment of this Act have been used for torture or other human rights abuses, were reexported, or were used in the production of any bio-technological product.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 23 Republican 1 Independent 1
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Sep 19, 2000
TURNER, JIM
· Sep 6, 2000
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Jul 27, 2000
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 27, 2000
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 17, 2000
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 17, 2000
CRANE, PHILIP
· Mar 1, 2000
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 21, 1999
Sanford, Mark
· Oct 1, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 9, 1999
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Aug 4, 1999
SANDLIN, MAX
· Aug 4, 1999
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Jun 22, 1999
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 10, 1999
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Jun 10, 1999
KLECZKA, GERALD
· May 27, 1999
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 27, 1999
QUINN, JACK
· May 27, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 27, 1999
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 27, 1999
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 20, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 20, 1999
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 13, 1999
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 13, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 5, 1999
Faleomavaega, Eni
· May 5, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 5, 1999
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 5, 1999
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 29, 1999
DOOLEY, CAL
· Apr 29, 1999
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Apr 29, 1999
LAMPSON, NICK
· Apr 29, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 29, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 29, 1999
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 29, 1999
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 29, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 29, 1999
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 29, 1999
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Apr 29, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 29, 1999
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 29, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1644: Cuban Food and Medicine Security Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1644/
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