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HR 351 115th Congress House International Affairs Caribbean area Cuba Latin America Travel and tourism

Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017

Introduced: January 23, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Jan 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017

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 effect; 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 February 16, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1287 Related bill Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 6 Republican 8
R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 30, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 30, 2017
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 30, 2017
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · May 25, 2017
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Apr 3, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 3, 2017
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Jan 30, 2017
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jan 24, 2017
Paulsen, Erik
· Jan 23, 2017
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 11, 2017
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jan 11, 2017
Amash, Justin
· Jan 6, 2017
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Jan 6, 2017
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Jan 6, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 6, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 351: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-351/
MLA
"H.R. 351: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-351/.
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H.R. 351, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-351/.
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