CUBA, REPUBLIC OF
Amendments
Zapata Tamayo, Orlando: recognize life of political prisoner who died in custody and call for continued focus on promotion of human rights in Cuba (S. Con. Res. 54), S1755 [18MR]
Articles and editorials
ACLU Likens Obama to Bush in Ad Slamming Possible Reversal on KSM Trial, S1252 [8MR]
Activists—Cuba Dissident Dies After Hunger Strike, H794 [24FE]
Amistad Is Sailing Back to Where Its Story Began, E502 [25MR]
Brennan Is Wrong on Batarfi, E130 [2FE]
Bills and resolutions
Cuban Americans: tribute (see H. Res. 1774), H8598 [16DE]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit the use of funds to transfer or release individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody of another country (see H.R. 4600), H601 [4FE]
———prohibit transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into any country or region recognized as a haven for terrorist activity or a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 4464), H193 [19JA]
———provide for interrogation and detention of enemy belligerents who commit hostile acts against the U.S. and establish certain limitations on prosecution (see S. 3081), S1169 [4MR] (see H.R. 4892), H1744 [19MR]
———provide that detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba remain open and require individuals detained at the facility be tried only by military commission (see H.R. 4588), H555 [3FE]
———require submittal of certain certifications to Congress before transferring or releasing individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody of another country (see H.R. 4490), H326 [21JA]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 4542), H422 [27JA]
Foreign policy: remove obstacles to legal sales of U.S. agricultural commodities and end travel restrictions (see S. 3112), S1516 [15MR] (see H.R. 4645), H753 [23FE]
Immigration: bar admission of aliens from countries designated state sponsors of terrorism and prohibit funding to transfer enemy combatants detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities (see H.R. 4441), H139 [13JA]
Petroleum: exclude from admission to the U.S. aliens who contribute to Cuba's development of petroleum resources and impose sanctions on and prohibit such development (see H.R. 5620), H4905 [28JN]
Zapata Tamayo, Orlando: recognize life of political prisoner who died in custody and call for continued focus on promotion of human rights in Cuba (see S. Con. Res. 54), S1359 [10MR] (see H. Con. Res. 251, 252), H1358 [11MR]
Letters
Call for release of Cuban political prisoners: Blanca R. Castanon and Yolanda Huerga, Ladies in White (organization), H2926 [27AP]
Proposed release of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen: John O. Brennan, Executive Office of the President, E130 [2FE]
Lists
Ladies in White (organization) members, H2926 [27AP]
Messages
Continuation of National Emergency With Respect to Cuba's Destruction of Unarmed U.S.-Registered Civilian Aircraft: President Obama, S696 [23FE], H693 [23FE]
Remarks in House
Alvarez, Cesar: American Friends of the Hebrew University (organization) National Scopus Award recipient, H6286 [29JY]
Amistad (Freedom Schooner): tribute to voyage to Cuba to commemorate Day of Remembrance for the victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, E496, E502 [25MR]
Castro, Fidel: remarks regarding Israel and outside efforts to break blockade of Gaza, H4600 [17JN]
Civil liberties: call for release of political prisoners, H664 [23FE], H1415 [15MR], H1566 [17MR], H2249-H2254 [23MR], H2926 [27AP], H4304 [9JN], H5523 [13JY], H5550, H5551, H5552 [14JY], H5731, H5740 [20JY], H7485 [16NO], E239 [25FE], E2051 [2DE]
Community of Democracies (organization): support for pro-democracy movement in Cuba, H1415 [15MR]
Courts: allow certain detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to be brought to the U.S. for trial and possible imprisonment, H131-H134, H136, H137 [13JA]
Crime: anniversary of downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H757 [24FE]
Democracy: efforts, H2249-H2254 [23MR]
Dept. of Defense: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H133, H134, H136 [13JA], H169 [19JA]
———conditions and treatment of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H131 [13JA], H7745, H7749 [30NO]
———prohibit release of enemy combatants, H337 [26JA]
———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S., H843, H855, H856 [25FE], H4197 [28MY]
———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S. or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S., H6242 [28JY]
———provide that detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba remain open and require individuals detained at the facility be tried only by military commission, H8772 [17DE]
———provide that detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba remain open and require individuals detained at the facility be tried only by military commission (H.R. 4588), H1001 [2MR]
———require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S., H844 [25FE]
———treatment of enemy combatants, H4208-H4210 [28MY]
Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, H451, H452, H454 [2FE], H558 [4FE], H4670 [22JN], H7586 [18NO], H7749 [30NO]
———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3881 [27MY]
———proposed release of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen, E129 [2FE]
Foreign policy: insist upon freedom, democracy, and human rights before increasing U.S. trade and tourism, H2253 [23MR], H5523 [13JY], H7485 [16NO]
———remove obstacles to legal sales of U.S. agricultural commodities and end travel restrictions (H.R. 4645), H2251 [23MR]
Human rights: violations, H2245, H2249-H2254 [23MR], H3297 [11MY], E286 [2MR]
Lawyers and attorneys: representation of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by American College of Trial Lawyers Fellows, E2130 [14DE]
Outer Continental Shelf: Russian deal with Cuba to drill for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico, H2218 [23MR]
POW: make certain improvements in laws applicable to detention of individuals at U.S. detainment facilities (H.R. 3728), H842 [25FE]
Ships and vessels: tribute to Freedom Schooner Amistad, E1804 [29SE]
Tugboat massacre: anniversary, H5523 [13JY]
U.N. Human Rights Council: election of Cuban ambassador as vice president, H5822 [21JY]
Zapata Tamayo, Orlando: condemn death of political prisoner, H757, H794 [24FE], E286 [2MR]
———recognize life of political prisoner who died in custody and call for continued focus on promotion of human rights in Cuba, H1566 [17MR]
———recognize life of political prisoner who died in custody and call for continued focus on promotion of human rights in Cuba (H. Con. Res. 252), H2245 [23MR]
Remarks in Senate
Civil liberties: call for release of political prisoners, S5949-S5951 [15JY]
Dept. of Defense: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S3798 [17MY]
———provide for interrogation and detention of enemy belligerents who commit hostile acts against the U.S. and establish certain limitations on prosecution, S3077 [4MY]
———provide for interrogation and detention of enemy belligerents who commit hostile acts against the U.S. and establish certain limitations on prosecution (S. 3081), S1181 [4MR], S1217 [5MR]
Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, S1216 [5MR], S1250-S1252 [8MR], S3120 [5MY]
———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S10937 [22DE]
Foreign policy: remove obstacles to legal sales of U.S. agricultural commodities and end travel restrictions (S. 3112), S1496 [15MR]
Independence: anniversary, S4078 [20MY]
Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S18-S21 [20JA]
Thomson, IL: proposal to convert Thomson Correctional Center into a Federal prison with a separate unit to house some detainees previously held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S71 [21JA]
Travel and tourism: lift travel restrictions (S. 428), S1718 [18MR], S5808 [14JY], S5949-S5953 [15JY], S7702 [29SE]
Zapata Tamayo, Orlando: recognize life of political prisoner who died in custody and call for continued focus on promotion of human rights in Cuba (S. Con. Res. 54), S1368 [10MR], S1755 [18MR]
Reports filed
Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 4645) (H. Rept. 111-653), H7388 [29SE]
Resolutions by organizations
Cuba's pro-democracy movement: Community of Democracies (organization), H3420 [12MY]
Texts of
S. Con. Res. 54, recognize life of political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who died in custody, and call for continued focus on promotion of human rights in Cuba, S1367 [10MR], S1755 [18MR]