CUBA, REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

State of the Union: President Obama, S277–S281 [20JA], H419–H424 [20JA]

Articles and editorials

Cuban Culture of Poverty Conundrum, S1583 [17MR]

Yes, Cuba Is a State Sponsor of Terror, E51 [12JA]

Bills and resolutions

Claims: submit a plan for resolving all outstanding claims relative to property confiscated by Cuba before taking action to ease restrictions on travel to or trade (see S. 1388), S3060 [19MY] (see H.R. 2466), H3505 [20MY]

Coast Guard: strengthen authority to prevent and respond to the threat of damage from pollution of the sea by crude oil from oil drilling in foreign countries (see S. 1999), S6381 [5AU]

Crime: extradite to the U.S. William Morales and other individuals living in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 181), H2111 [26MR]

Cuban Adjustment Act: repeal (see H.R. 3818), H7174 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: express that Federal law prohibits the transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. (see H. Res. 537), H8412 [19NO]

——— extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 165), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 401), H412 [16JA]

——— prohibit modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer of the lease by which the U.S. acquired the land and waters containing Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 654), H703 [2FE]

Foreign aid: prohibit certain foreign assistance to countries receiving certain detainees transferred from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 778), S1628 [18MR] (see H.R. 1689), H2109 [26MR]

Foreign policy: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 738), H811 [4FE]

——— prohibit transactions with the Cuban military, incentivize arrest of those responsible for attack on U.S. aircraft, coordinate capture of U.S. fugitives, return confiscated property, and support Cuban people (see S. 1489), S3678 [3JN] (see H.R. 2937), H4770 [25JN]

Foreign trade: allow the financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (see S. 1049), S2352 [22AP]

——— facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 635), H702 [2FE]

——— lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S982 [12FE] (see S. 1543), S4021 [10JN] (see H.R. 274), H223 [12JA] (see H.R. 403), H412 [16JA] (see H.R. 735), H811 [4FE] (see H.R. 3238), H5588 [28JY]

——— modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 3687), H6835 [6OC]

Freedom of the press: support in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemn violations and violence against journalists (see H. Res. 536), H8412 [19NO]

Human rights: promote human rights and urge the Cuban Government to meet certain human rights milestones (see H.R. 1782), H2209 [14AP]

Immigration: provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to receive refugee assistance (see H.R. 4247), H9327 [15DE]

Information technology: authorize U.S. companies to provide consumer communications devices and services to Cuba (see S. 1389), S3060 [19MY] (see H.R. 3055), H5171 [14JY]

Oswaldo Payá Way, Washington, DC: designate (see S. Res. 226), S5210 [21JY]

Pope Francis: commend efforts in securing release of Alan P. Gross from Cuba as a political prisoner and encouraging improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba (see S. Res. 26), S201 [13JA]

POW: clarify that any action by the President in contravention of the restriction on transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is without legal effect (see H.R. 4126), H8411 [19NO]

Power resources: authorize export of energy resources, energy technologies, and related services to Cuba (see H.R. 3306), H5763 [29JY]

Public broadcasting: discontinue Radio Marti and Television Marti broadcasts (see H.R. 570), H639 [27JA]

Travel and tourism: lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 634), H702 (see H.R. 664), H703 [2FE]

Chronologies

Look Back at the First Year of the U.S.-Cuba Relationship: Engage Cuba Coalition, S8748 [17DE]

Letters

Dept. of Commerce funding to facilitate, permit, license, or promote exports to Cuban military or intelligence service, officers of Cuban military or intelligence service, or immediate family members thereof: several organizations, H3722 [2JN]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Cuba and Emergency Authority on Regulation of Anchorage and Movement of Vessels: President Obama, S1116 [25FE], H1161 [25FE]

Proposed Rescission of Cuba Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism: President Obama, S2167 [14AP], H2200 [14AP]

Press releases

#CubaNow Statement on Administration Veto Threats Over Cuba Policy: #CubaNow (organization), H3722 [2JN]

Remarks in House

Brothers to the Rescue (organization): anniversary of downing of aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1102 [24FE]

Dept. of Commerce: allow funding to facilitate, permit, license, or promote exports to Cuban military or intelligence service, officers of Cuban military or intelligence service, or immediate family members thereof, H3722–H3724 [2JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the individual’s country of origin or to any foreign country, H4088 [10JN]

——— allow funding to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities, H4087 [10JN]

——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3167–H3169 [14MY], H4086 [10JN], H4391 [16JN]

——— extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (H.R. 401), H433 [21JA]

——— impact of transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. prisons, H4086 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for defense counsel for any foreign individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4128, H4129 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen, H3165, H3166 [14MY]

——— prohibit funding to carry out closure or transfer of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H2607 [29AP]

——— prohibit funding to construct or expand facilities in the U.S. to house any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H2604, H2605 [29AP]

——— prohibit funding to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities, H7131, H7133 [22OC]

——— prohibit modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer of the lease by which the U.S. acquired the land and waters containing Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (H.R. 654), H973, H974 [11FE]

——— proposal to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Colorado prisons, H6898 [8OC]

——— release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H6257 [25SE]

Dept. of Justice: allow funding to construct or expand facilities in the U.S. to house any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3718–H3720 [2JN]

——— allow funding to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities, H3717, H3718 [2JN]

Dept. of State: Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons annual Trafficking in Persons Report using tier rankings to evaluate a country’s compliance with minimum standards for elimination of human trafficking, E1604 [5NO]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to limit travel to Cuba, H3888–H3891 [4JN]

Foreign policy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H839–H843 [5FE]

——— proposal to re-establish U.S. diplomatic relations and lift trade and travel restrictions, H51 [7JA], H141 [8JA], H184 [9JA], H207, H208, H214–H220 [12JA], H227, H237 [13JA], H3657 [2JN], E31 [8JA]

——— re-establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations and lifting of trade and travel restrictions, H9684, H9685 [17DE]

Foreign relations: proposal to re-establish U.S. diplomatic relations and lift trade and travel restrictions, E51, E52 [12JA], E268 [27FE]

——— re-establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations and lifting of trade and travel restrictions, H5156 [14JY]

Foreign trade: lift trade embargo, H96–H102 [7JA], E1847 [31DE]

Freedom of the press: support in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemn violations and violence against journalists (H. Res. 536), H9318–H9321 [15DE]

Gross, Alan P.: release from Cuba as a political prisoner, H98, H99, H102 [7JA], H214–H220 [12JA]

Human rights: encourage reforms, H97 [7JA]

——— violations, H4167 [11JN], H6309 [29SE], E268 [27FE]

Immigration: increase of illegal Cuban immigrants coming into U.S. through Mexico since U.S. establishment of diplomatic relations, H8285 [18NO]

Intelligence services: allow funding to transfer or release individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to other countries or to bring individuals not cleared for release to the U.S. to be charged, tried, and sentenced, H4408, H4409 [16JN]

Morales, William: call for extradition, E51 [12JA]

Obama, President: evaluation of foreign policy, H6309 [29SE]

Political reform, H6231 [25SE]

Territories: promote tourism to U.S. territories in wake of normalized relations with Cuba, H5126 [14JY]

Terrorism: remove from list of state-sponsored terror countries, H101 [7JA]

Travel and tourism: lift travel restrictions (H.R. 664), H3888 [4JN]

U.S. policy, H57, H96–H102 [7JA], H108, H109 [8JA]

Remarks in Senate

Coast Guard: strengthen authority to prevent and respond to the threat of damage from pollution of the sea by crude oil from oil drilling in foreign countries (S. 1999), S6391 [5AU]

Dept. of Defense: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S4187 [16JN], S4275 [18JN], S7134 [6OC]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow construction of new facilities and improvements to existing facilities at the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, S2010 [26MR]

——— extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (S. 165), S503–S505 [27JA], S851 [9FE]

——— impact of transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. prisons, S7902 [10NO], S8113, S8140 [19NO]

——— 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., S7883 [10NO]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia and Cuba from Tier 3 countries in Trafficking in Persons Report, S5910–S5912 [27JY]

Durbin, Senator: report on trip to Cuba, S251 [20JA]

Foreign policy: proposal to re-establish U.S. diplomatic relations and lift trade and travel restrictions, S171 [13JA], S251 [20JA]

——— re-establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations and lifting of trade and travel restrictions, S8747–S8750 [17DE]

Foreign relations: re-establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations and lifting of trade and travel restrictions, S7178–S7181 [7OC]

Foreign trade: allow the financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (S. 1049), S2353 [22AP]

——— lift trade embargo (S. 491), S986 [12FE]

Gross, Alan P.: anniversary of release from Cuba as a political prisoner, S8747–S8750 [17DE]

——— release from Cuba as a political prisoner, S79 [8JA]

Human rights: violations, S171 [13JA], S7178–S7181 [7OC]

Minneapolis, MN: tribute to Minnesota Orchestra visit to Cuba, S4249 [17JN]

Obama, President: potential use of Executive order to close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S7804 [5NO], S7888 [10NO], S8113, S8140 [19NO]

Pope Francis: commend efforts in securing release of Alan P. Gross from Cuba as a political prisoner and encouraging improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba, S79 [8JA]

Poverty: history, S1583 [17MR]

Travel and tourism: lift travel restrictions (S. 299), S613 [29JA]

Reports filed

Detaining Terrorists To Protect America Act: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 165), S1031 [23FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 536, support freedom of the press in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemn violations and violence against journalists, H9318 [15DE]

S. Res. 26, commend efforts of Pope Francis in securing release of Alan P. Gross from Cuba as a political prisoner and encouraging improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba, S209 [13JA]

S. Res. 226, Oswaldo Payá Way, Washington, DC, S5214 [21JY]