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HR 735 114th Congress House International Affairs Agricultural trade Caribbean area Cuba Foreign and international banking Income tax credits Intellectual property International exchange and broadcasting Latin America Postal service Sanctions Taxation of foreign income Trade restrictions Travel and tourism U.S. and foreign investments Visas and passports

Cuba Reconciliation Act

Introduced: February 4, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 4, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, and Agriculture, 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.
Feb 4, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cuba Reconciliation Act

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo placed upon all trade with Cuba.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to declare the denial of foreign tax credit inapplicable to Cuba.

Permits: (1) installation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment and facilities in Cuba, including telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba; and (2) travel to and from Cuba by U.S. citizens or residents.

Requires the U.S. Postal Service to provide direct mail service to and from Cuba.

What's happening now February 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 9
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 21, 2016
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 21, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 26, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 6, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 6, 2015
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 6, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 735: Cuba Reconciliation Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-735/
MLA
"H.R. 735: Cuba Reconciliation Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-735/.
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H.R. 735, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-735/.
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[H.R. 735: Cuba Reconciliation Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-735/)
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