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HR 871 113th Congress House International Affairs Administrative law and regulatory procedures Caribbean area Cuba Latin America Travel and tourism

Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2013

Introduced: February 27, 2013 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Feb 27, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 27, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2013 - 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 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.

Prohibits the above provisions from: (1) restricting presidential authority 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; and (2) authorizing U.S. importation of personal consumption goods acquired in Cuba.

What's happening now March 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

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