HR 217
110th Congress
House
International Affairs
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Aliens
American property in foreign countries
Armed Forces and National Security
Caribbean area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Cuba
Debt relief
Democracy
Development credit institutions
Drugs
Economic assistance
Economics and Public Finance
Embargo
Energy
Export controls
Cuba Reconciliation Act
Introduced: January 4, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Mar 16, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Jan 18, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 4, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Cuba Reconciliation Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (including other specified laws) to repeal the embargo placed upon all trade with Cuba.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to declare the denial of foreign tax credit inapplicable to Cuba.
Permits: (1) installation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment and facilities in Cuba, including telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba; and (2) travel to and from Cuba by U.S. citizens or residents.
Requires the U.S. Postal Service to provide direct mail service to and from Cuba.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Committees of jurisdiction
12
- Agriculture Committee
- Communications and Technology Subcommittee
- Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee
- Energy and Commerce Committee
- Financial Services Committee
- Foreign Affairs Committee
- Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
- Information Technology Subcommittee
- Judiciary Committee
- Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Trade Subcommittee
- Ways and Means Committee