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Cuba Reconciliation Act

Introduced: January 4, 2007 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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 March 20, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 12
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 13, 2007
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 13, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 217: Cuba Reconciliation Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-217/
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"H.R. 217: Cuba Reconciliation Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-217/.
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H.R. 217, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-217/.
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[H.R. 217: Cuba Reconciliation Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-217/)
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