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HR 2404 116th Congress House International Affairs Agricultural trade Caribbean area Cuba Currency Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign and international banking Government liability Health care coverage and access Human rights Intellectual property International exchange and broadcasting Latin America Medical tests and diagnostic methods Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment Property rights Sanctions Trade restrictions Travel and tourism

United States-Cuba Relations Normalization Act

Introduced: April 30, 2019 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
May 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
May 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Apr 30, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Financial Services, 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.
Apr 30, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States-Cuba Relations Normalization Act

This bill repeals the trade embargo on Cuba and other provisions restricting trade and travel to Cuba.

The bill also (1) removes restrictions on certain transactions related to trademarks used in connection with a confiscated business or asset, (2) extends nondiscriminatory trade treatment to Cuban products, and (3) prohibits and rescinds limits on remittances to Cuba.

The President may, in relation to Cuba, impose new export controls and exercise powers related to declared national emergencies.

The bill authorizes common carriers to provide telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba. Travel by U.S. citizens and residents to Cuba may not be regulated or prohibited if such travel would be lawful in the United States.

The President shall take all necessary steps to engage with Cuba to (1) negotiate settlements relating to claims that Cuba had taken the property of U.S. nationals, and (2) secure the protection of internationally recognized human rights.

What's happening now May 20, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 428 Related bill Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 9
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 13
D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 20, 2020
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 13, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 10, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 10, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 4, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 4, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Dec 3, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 29, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jul 12, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 27, 2019
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 26, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2404: United States-Cuba Relations Normalization Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2404/
MLA
"H.R. 2404: United States-Cuba Relations Normalization Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2404/.
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H.R. 2404, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2404/.
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