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S 299 114th Congress Senate International Affairs Caribbean area Cuba Latin America Travel and tourism

Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015

Introduced: January 29, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jan 29, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan 29, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015

This bill states that:

  • the President may not prohibit or otherwise regulate travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions;
  • any regulation in effect on the date of enactment of this Act prohibiting or otherwise regulating such travel or transactions incident to such travel shall cease to have any force or effective; but
  • the prohibitions and requirements of this Act shall not apply if the United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the two countries are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. travelers.
What's happening now January 29, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 664 Identical bill Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 24 Republican 7 Independent 2
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Dec 6, 2016
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jun 7, 2016
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Daines, Steve
Montana · May 25, 2016
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Nov 10, 2015
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 22, 2015
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 22, 2015
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 18, 2015
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 11, 2015
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jun 11, 2015
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Jun 4, 2015
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · May 19, 2015
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 19, 2015
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · May 14, 2015
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 14, 2015
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 12, 2015
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Apr 30, 2015
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 28, 2015
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 23, 2015
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 21, 2015
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Apr 21, 2015
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 15, 2015
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 13, 2015
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 12, 2015
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 4, 2015
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Feb 25, 2015
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 11, 2015
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 10, 2015
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 5, 2015
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 5, 2015
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 29, 2015
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 29, 2015
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 29, 2015
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 29, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 299: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-299/
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"S. 299: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-299/.
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S. 299, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-299/.
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