3.0.0 351 2023-01-11T13:34:30Z 2023-01-11T13:34:30Z House HR 2017-01-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SANFORD:H.R. 351.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution[Page H195]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa07 Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-16T22:23:11Z Referred to 2017-01-06T17:01:35Z Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 115 1287 S 2017-05-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3222-3223) Related bill CRS 2017-02-16 hsfa07 Western Hemisphere Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Committee 2017-01-06 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2017-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000051 Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1] Mark Sanford R SC 1 N M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2017-01-06 True A000367 Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] Justin Amash R MI 3 2017-01-06 True P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2017-01-06 True M001184 Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] Thomas Massie R KY 4 2017-01-06 True E000294 Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] Tom Emmer R MN 6 2017-01-06 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2017-01-06 True S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2017-01-11 False C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2017-01-11 False P000594 Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] Erik Paulsen R MN 3 2017-01-23 False B001305 Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] Ted Budd R NC 13 2017-01-24 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2017-01-30 False L000585 Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18] Darin LaHood R IL 18 2017-01-30 False F000465 Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] A. Ferguson R GA Drew 3 2017-03-07 False V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2017-04-03 False M001198 Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1] Roger Marshall R KS 1 2017-04-03 False B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2017-05-25 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2017-05-30 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2017-05-30 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2017-05-30 False H001050 Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] Colleen Hanabusa D HI 1 2017-05-30 False N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2017-05-30 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2017-06-12 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2017-06-20 False D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2017-06-27 False C001087 Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] Eric Crawford R AR A. "Rick" 1 2017-07-27 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2017-07-27 False International Affairs Caribbean area Cuba Latin America Travel and tourism International Affairs 00 2017-01-06 Introduced in House 2017-07-25T15:43:40Z Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017

This bill states that:

  • the President may not prohibit or otherwise regulate travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions;
  • any regulation in effect on the date of enactment of this Act prohibiting or otherwise regulating such travel or transactions incident to such travel shall cease to have any force or effect; but
  • the prohibitions and requirements of this Act shall not apply if the United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the two countries are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. travelers.
]]> Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 Display Title Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To allow travel between the United States and Cuba. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr351ih/xml/BILLS-115hr351ih.xml 2017-02-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. 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.