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Cuban Humanitarian Trade Act of 1999

Introduced: January 6, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Mar 23, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Jan 19, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 6, 1999
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Jan 6, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cuban Humanitarian Trade Act of 1999 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to exempt from the embargo on trade with Cuba the export of food, medicines, or medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, or any travel incident to delivery of such items. Exempts the same items from the President's authority to restrict exports to Cuba under the Export Administration Act of 1979 or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate the denial of foreign tax credit with respect to income, war profits, or excess profits taxes paid to Cuba that are attributable to activities with respect to the permitted exports, or travel incident to such activities, under this Act.

Directs the President to report to the Congress with respect to the uses, and end users, of the permitted exports to Cuba.

What's happening now March 23, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8 Independent 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 17, 2000
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 19, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 1, 1999
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 1, 1999
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 11, 1999
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 11, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 11, 1999
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 11, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 6, 1999
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