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HR 574 115th 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: January 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Feb 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Feb 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Feb 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 13, 2017
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.
Jan 13, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cuba Reconciliation Act

This bill amends: (1) the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo placed upon all trade with Cuba, and (2)the Internal Revenue Code to declare the denial of foreign tax credit inapplicable to Cuba.

The bill 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.

The U.S. Postal Service shall provide direct mail service to and from Cuba.

What's happening now February 8, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 10
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 11, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 21, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 574: Cuba Reconciliation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-574/
MLA
"H.R. 574: Cuba Reconciliation Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-574/.
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H.R. 574, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-574/.
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[H.R. 574: Cuba Reconciliation Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-574/)
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