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 6, 2017
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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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Committees of jurisdiction
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