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HR 5022 107th Congress House International Affairs Aliens Caribbean area Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Cuba Immigration Latin America Right to travel Travel

Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2002

Introduced: June 26, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Jun 26, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jun 26, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2002 - Prohibits the President from regulating or prohibiting, directly or indirectly, travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of specified transactions incident to such travel.

Declares that: (1) this prohibition does not authorize the importation into the United States of any goods for personal consumption acquired in Cuba; and (2) the restrictions on authority contained in this Act do not apply in a case in which the United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the two countries are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. travelers.

What's happening now June 26, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 26, 2002
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 26, 2002
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2002
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2002
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jun 26, 2002
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 26, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5022: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5022/
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"H.R. 5022: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5022/.
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H.R. 5022, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5022/.
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