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HR 1271 107th Congress House

Cuban Internal Opposition Assistance Act of 2001

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

Introduced: March 28, 2001 See on congress.gov
International Affairs American economic assistanceCaribbean areaCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCopying processes
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CubaDemocracyDissentersEquipment and suppliesFacsimile transmissionFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsHuman rightsLatin AmericaLawLicensesMoneyNongovernmental organizationsOpposition (Political science)Political persecutionPolitical prisonersPrinting
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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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Mar 28, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Mar 28, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 28, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Cuban Internal Opposition Assistance Act of 2001 - 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 that such funds reach their 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 14
All 14 Democratic 2 Republican 5
DUNN, JENNIFER
· May 24, 2001
Burr, Richard
· Apr 3, 2001
Vitter, David
· Apr 3, 2001
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Mar 28, 2001
GOSS, PORTER
· Mar 28, 2001
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 28, 2001
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 28, 2001
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· Mar 28, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 28, 2001
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Mar 28, 2001
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 28, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 28, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 28, 2001
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 28, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1271: Cuban Internal Opposition Assistance Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1271/
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"H.R. 1271: Cuban Internal Opposition Assistance Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1271/.
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H.R. 1271, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1271/.
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