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Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2007

Introduced: June 21, 2007 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1552)
Jun 27, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jun 21, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Financial Services, 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.
Jun 21, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2007 - Prohibits the President from restricting direct transfers from a Cuban depository institution to a U.S. depository institution in payment for a product authorized for sale under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide information and technical assistance to U.S. agricultural producers, cooperative organizations, or state agencies to promote U.S. agricultural exports products to Cuba.

Authorizes the issuance of temporary entry visas to Cuban nationals to facilitate purchase of U.S. agricultural products.

Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to repeal the prohibition on enforcement of rights to certain U.S. intellectual properties and such properties' transfer.

Prohibits the President from regulating or prohibiting travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions ordinarily incident to such travel, and any regulation restricting or prohibiting such travel shall have no effect, relating to: (1) accompanied personal baggage; (2) payment of living expenses and the acquisition of personal-use goods or services; (3) travel arrangements; (4) nonscheduled air, sea, or land voyage transactions, (such provision does not permit the carriage of articles other than accompanied baggage into Cuba or the United States); and (5) normal banking transactions. States that such provision shall not apply in time of war or armed hostilities between the United States and Cuba, or of imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. travelers.

Amends the Democracy Act of 1992 to repeal the requirement for onsite verification of certain medical exports to Cuba.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the airport ticket tax for transportation between the United States and Cuba by $1; and (2) establish in the Treasury the Agricultural Export Promotion Trust Fund.

What's happening now July 18, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1552)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2819: Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2819/
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"H.R. 2819: Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2819/.
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