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Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2021

Introduced: May 19, 2021 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2021

This bill repeals both the President's statutory authority to impose an embargo on Cuba and various prohibitions against providing assistance to Cuba. It also repeals provisions related to (1) the President's authority to impose sanctions on countries that provide assistance to Cuba, (2) the prohibition against U.S. investment in domestic telecommunications networks within Cuba, (3) restrictions on vessels that have departed from a port in Cuba within 180 days of loading or unloading freight in the United States, and (4) restrictions on remittances to Cuba.

The President is authorized to impose export controls with respect to Cuba and exercise certain emergency economic powers in relation to unusual and extraordinary threats to the United States.

What's happening now May 19, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 19, 2021
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 19, 2021
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 19, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1694: Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1694/
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"S. 1694: Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1694/.
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S. 1694, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1694/.
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