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HR 4537 106th Congress House

Cuban Internal Opposition Assistance Act of 2000

Official title: To assist the internal opposition in Cuba, and to further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom.

Introduced: May 24, 2000 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Caribbean areaCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCopying processesCuba
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DemocracyDissentersEquipment and suppliesFacsimile transmissionFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsHuman rightsLatin AmericaLawLicensesMoneyOpposition (Political science)Political persecutionPolitical prisonersPrinting
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 24, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 24, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 24, 2000

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Cuban Internal Opposition Assistance Act of 2000 - Instructs the President to: (1) use specified funds to implement assistance for victims of the most extreme political repression and to assist independent nongovernmental opposition organizations inside Cuba; (2) ensure adequate verification and monitoring of such funds' destination; and (3) authorize issuance of licenses to independent nongovernmental organizations to send monetary remittances to independent nongovernmental opposition organizations to implement specified activities under the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 2 Republican 3
BALLENGER, CASS
· May 24, 2000
Burr, Richard
· May 24, 2000
DEUTSCH, PETER
· May 24, 2000
DUNN, JENNIFER
· May 24, 2000
GOSS, PORTER
· May 24, 2000
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · May 24, 2000
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· May 24, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 24, 2000
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 24, 2000
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 24, 2000
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 24, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4537: Cuban Internal Opposition Assistance Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4537/
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"H.R. 4537: Cuban Internal Opposition Assistance Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4537/.
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H.R. 4537, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4537/.
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