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H.R. 735 114th Congress House

Cuba Reconciliation Act

Official title: To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 6, 2015 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Agricultural tradeCaribbean areaCubaForeign and international banking
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Income tax creditsIntellectual propertyInternational exchange and broadcastingLatin AmericaPostal serviceSanctionsTaxation of foreign incomeTrade restrictionsTravel and tourismU.S. and foreign investmentsVisas and passports
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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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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 Latest action February 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 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.

 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/
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"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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