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HR 2071 108th Congress House

Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2003

Official title: To allow travel between the United States and Cuba.

Introduced: February 26, 2004 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AliensCaribbean areaCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCuba
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 13, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 13, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2003 - Prohibits the President from regulating or prohibiting 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 950 Related bill Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2003
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 11 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 26, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 26, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 26, 2004
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 3, 2004
Bell, Chris
· Sep 5, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 16, 2003
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 16, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 13, 2003
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 13, 2003
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 13, 2003
DOOLEY, CAL
· May 13, 2003
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · May 13, 2003
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· May 13, 2003
HOUGHTON, AMO
· May 13, 2003
KLECZKA, GERALD
· May 13, 2003
LAMPSON, NICK
· May 13, 2003
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 13, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 13, 2003
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 13, 2003
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· May 13, 2003
SMITH, NICK
· May 13, 2003
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· May 13, 2003
TANNER, JOHN
· May 13, 2003
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Thompson, Mike
California · May 13, 2003
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 13, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2071: Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2071/
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"H.R. 2071: Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2071/.
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H.R. 2071, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2071/.
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