Bridges to the Cuban People Act of 2001
Official title: A bill to provide the people of Cuba with access to food and medicines from the United States, to ease restrictions on travel to Cuba, to provide scholarships … Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A bill to provide the people of Cuba with access to food and medicines from the United States, to ease restrictions on travel to Cuba, to provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals, and for other purposes.
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Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-741.
Prohibits the President from prohibiting or regulating travel to or from or within Cuba by U.S. nationals or lawful resident aliens, including specified transactions ordinarily incident to such travel, financial or otherwise.
Authorizes the President to provide scholarships for Cuban nationals who seek to undertake graduate study in public health, public policy, economics, law, or other field of social science.
Authorizes the President to waive certain sanctions against, and restrictions on assistance to, Cuba, including the exclusion from the United States of certain aliens who have confiscated property in Cuba of U.S. nationals or who traffics in such property, if he determines that it will promote the peaceful transition to democracy in Cuba or will further U.S. national economic interests.
Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from limiting the amount of remittances to Cuba that any U.S. person may make.
Exempts from prohibitions or restrictions on trade with Cuba the import of certain drugs, biological products, and medical devices into the United States.
Prohibits the use of funds to enforce unilateral sanctions on the export of goods and services intended for the exclusive use of children in Cuba.
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1017: Bridges to the Cuban People Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1017/
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