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S 653 118th Congress Senate International Affairs

Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2023

Introduced: March 2, 2023 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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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Mar 2, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2023

This bill repeals both the President's statutory authority to impose an embargo on Cuba and various prohibitions against providing assistance to Cuba.

Repealed prohibitions include those related to (1) the President's authority to impose sanctions on countries that provide assistance to Cuba, (2) the prohibition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 loading or unloading freight in the United States if they have departed from a port in Cuba within 180 days, 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 March 2, 2023

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 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Oct 25, 2023
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 9, 2023
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Mar 2, 2023
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 2, 2023
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 2, 2023
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 2, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 653: Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-653/
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"S. 653: Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-653/.
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S. 653, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-653/.
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