3.0.0 635 2023-01-11T13:28:37Z 2023-01-11T13:28:37Z House HR 2015-02-02 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 17 (Monday, February 2, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RANGEL:H.R. 635.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8To regulate Commerce with Foreign Nations[Page H704]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-16T20:23:53Z Referred to 2015-02-02T17:01:10Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-12T21:43:38Z Referred to 2015-02-02T17:01:05Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-02-02T17:01:20Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-02-02T17:01:15Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-02-02T17:01:00Z 2015-03-16 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2015-02-12 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2015-02-02 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2015-02-02 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2015-02-02 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-02-02 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-02-02 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-02 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2015-02-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2015-02-02 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2015-02-02 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2015-02-02 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2015-02-02 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2015-02-02 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2015-02-02 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2015-02-02 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2015-02-02 True P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. 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Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2016-04-20 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural trade Aviation and airports Bank accounts, deposits, capital Caribbean area Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Cuba Foreign and international banking Government trust funds Health technology, devices, supplies Intellectual property Latin America Property rights Sales and excise taxes Sanctions Trade restrictions Transportation costs Travel and tourism Visas and passports Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2015-02-02 Introduced in House 2015-02-11T17:05:18Z Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015

Prohibits the President from restricting direct transfers from a Cuban depository institution to a U.S. depository institution in payment for a product authorized for sale under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide information and technical assistance to U.S. agricultural producers, cooperative organizations, or state agencies to promote U.S. agricultural exports products to Cuba.

Authorizes the issuance of temporary entry visas to Cuban nationals to facilitate purchase of U.S. agricultural products.

Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to repeal the prohibition on enforcement of rights to certain U.S. intellectual properties and such properties' transfer.

Prohibits the regulation or prohibition of travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions ordinarily incident to such travel if such travel would be lawful in the United States.

Directs the President to rescind all regulations in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act that regulate or prohibit such travel or transactions.

Includes in such transactions: (1) accompanied personal baggage; (2) payment of living expenses and the acquisition of personal-use goods or services; (3) travel arrangements; (4) nonscheduled air, sea, or land voyage transactions, (such provision does not permit the carriage of articles other than accompanied baggage into Cuba or the United States); and (5) normal banking transactions.

States that such provision shall not apply in time of war or armed hostilities between the United States and Cuba, or of imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. citizens or legal residents.

Amends the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 to repeal the requirement for onsite verification of certain medical exports to Cuba.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the airport ticket tax for transportation between the United States and Cuba by $1, and (2) establish in the Treasury the Agricultural Export Promotion Trust Fund.

]]> Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 Display Title Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To facilitate the export of United States agricultural products to Cuba as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, to remove impediments to the export to Cuba of medical devices and medicines, to allow travel to Cuba by United States legal residents, to establish an agricultural export promotion program with respect to Cuba, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr635ih/xml/BILLS-114hr635ih.xml 2015-03-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.