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Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act

Introduced: May 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 4, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act - 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, except 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.

What's happening now February 4, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 53
All 53 Democratic 45 Republican 4
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 22, 2010
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Sep 30, 2009
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Chu, Judy
California · Sep 30, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 30, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 30, 2009
Minnick, Walter
· Sep 30, 2009
Mitchell, Harry
· Sep 30, 2009
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 30, 2009
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 30, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 30, 2009
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 20, 2009
Driehaus, Steve
· May 13, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 12, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 7, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 30, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 30, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 2, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 30, 2009
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 30, 2009
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 30, 2009
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Mar 30, 2009
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 30, 2009
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 30, 2009
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 30, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 30, 2009
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 30, 2009
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 30, 2009
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Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 30, 2009
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 30, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 874: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-874/
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