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Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019

Introduced: July 25, 2019 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 31, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade.
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 25, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E997-998)
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019

This bill establishes that any law, regulation, or policy that prohibits or restricts travel to or from Cuba, or transactions incident to such travel, shall have no effect. The President may not restrict or prohibit such travel or transactions unless doing so is necessary to protect (1) U.S. national security, or (2) the health and safety of U.S. citizens or legal residents.  

What's happening now July 31, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2303 Identical bill Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 26 Republican 5
D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 4, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 6, 2020
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Feb 4, 2020
Yarmuth, John
· Feb 3, 2020
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Dec 13, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Nov 21, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 20, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 13, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 23, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 8, 2019
LOWEY, NITA
· Oct 8, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Sep 24, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Sep 24, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 17, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 16, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 6, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 6, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 6, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Aug 2, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 25, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 25, 2019
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jul 25, 2019
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Jul 25, 2019
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Jul 25, 2019
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Jul 25, 2019
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jul 25, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3960: Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3960/
MLA
"H.R. 3960: Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3960/.
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H.R. 3960, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3960/.
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