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S 428 111th Congress Senate International Affairs Administrative law and regulatory procedures Cuba Latin America Travel and tourism

Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act

Introduced: February 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Feb 12, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 12, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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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 12, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 874 Identical bill Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 21, 2009
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 21, 2009
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 11, 2009
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 30, 2009
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 30, 2009
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 12, 2009
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 12, 2009
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 2, 2009
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 25, 2009
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Feb 23, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 428: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-428/
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"S. 428: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-428/.
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S. 428, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-428/.
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