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Expressing the sense of Congress that with respect to the totalitarian government of Cuba, the United States should pursue a policy that insists upon freedom, democracy, and human rights, including…

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Expressing the sense of Congress that with respect to the totalitarian government of Cuba, the United States should pursue a policy that insists upon freedom, democracy, and human rights, including the release of all political prisoners, the legalization of political parties, free speech and a free press, and supervised elections, before increasing United States trade and tourism to Cuba.

Introduced: May 20, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Expresses the sense of Congress that with respect to the totalitarian government of Cuba, the United States should pursue a policy that insists upon freedom, democracy and human rights, including the release of all political prisoners, the legalization of political parties, free speech and a free press, and supervised elections, before increasing American trade and tourism to Cuba.

What's happening now May 20, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 21, 2009
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · May 20, 2009
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 20, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 132: Expressing the sense of Congress that with respect to the totalitarian government of Cuba, the United States should pursue a policy that insists upon freedom, democracy, and human rights, including the release of all political prisoners, the legalization of political parties, free speech and a free press, and supervised elections, before increasing United States trade and tourism to Cuba.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-132/
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"H. Con. Res. 132: Expressing the sense of Congress that with respect to the totalitarian government of Cuba, the United States should pursue a policy that insists upon freedom, democracy, and human rights, including the release of all political prisoners, the legalization of political parties, free speech and a free press, and supervised elections, before increasing United States trade and tourism to Cuba.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-132/.
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H. Con. Res. 132, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-132/.
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[H. Con. Res. 132: Expressing the sense of Congress that with respect to the totalitarian government of Cuba, the United States should pursue a policy that insists upon freedom, democracy, and human rights, including the release of all political prisoners, the legalization of political parties, free speech and a free press, and supervised elections, before increasing United States trade and tourism to Cuba.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-132/)
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