H R 2272 in Congressional Session 111
Official Summary
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Bill Number : H R 2272 |
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Title : To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes. |
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SUMMARY AS OF: 5/6/2009--Introduced. United States-Cuba Trade Normalization Act of 2009 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo on trade with Cuba. Prohibits the exercise by the President with respect to Cuba of certain authorities conferred by the Trading With the Enemy Act and exercised on July 1, 1977, as a result of a specified national emergency. Makes ineffective any prohibition on exports to Cuba under the Export Administration Act of 1979. Authorizes the President to impose export controls with respect to Cuba and exercise certain authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act only on account of an unusual and extraordinary threat to U.S. national security that did not exist before enactment of this Act. Repeals: (1) the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992; (2) the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996; (3) the prohibition under the Food Security Act of 1985 against allocation of the annual sugar quota to any country unless its officials verify that it does not import for reexport to the United States any sugar produced in Cuba; and (4) the prohibition under the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 on transactions or payments respecting certain U.S. intellectual property. Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism subject to agricultural and medical export restrictions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate the denial of the foreign tax credit with respect to Cuba. Authorizes common carriers to install and repair telecommunications equipment and facilities in Cuba, and otherwise provide telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba. Prohibits regulation or banning of travel to and from Cuba by U.S. citizens or residents, or of any transactions incident to travel. Directs the U.S. Postal Service to provide direct mail service to and from Cuba. Urges the President to take all necessary steps to conduct negotiations with the Government of Cuba to: (1) settle claims of U.S. nationals against Cuba for the taking of property; and (2) secure protection of internationally recognized human rights. Extends nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations) to the products of Cuba. Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from limiting the amount of remittances to Cuba that may be made by any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction. Rescinds any determination by the Secretary of State that Cuba has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. |
Votes
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Sponsors
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| Title : To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes. |
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| Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] (introduced 5/6/2009) |
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ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 5/6/2009 Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [GA-2] - 5/6/2009 Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] - 5/6/2009 Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] - 5/6/2009 Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11] - 5/6/2009 Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1] - 5/6/2009 Rep Cleaver, Emanuel [MO-5] - 5/6/2009 Rep Clyburn, James E. [SC-6] - 5/6/2009 Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] - 5/6/2009 Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 5/6/2009 Rep Costello, Jerry F. [IL-12] - 5/6/2009 Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 5/6/2009 Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] - 5/6/2009 Rep Delahunt, William D. [MA-10] - 5/6/2009 Rep Ellison, Keith [MN-5] - 5/6/2009 Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 5/6/2009 Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] - 5/6/2009 Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 5/6/2009 Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 5/6/2009 Rep Fudge, Marcia L. [OH-11] - 5/6/2009 Rep Green, Al [TX-9] - 5/6/2009 Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 5/6/2009 Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] - 5/6/2009 Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [GA-4] - 5/6/2009 Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] - 5/6/2009 Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5] - 5/6/2009 Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [MI-13] - 5/6/2009 Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 5/6/2009 Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 5/6/2009 Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] - 5/6/2009 Rep Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5] - 5/6/2009 Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 5/6/2009 Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6] - 5/6/2009 Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] - 5/6/2009 Rep Neal, Richard E. [MA-2] - 5/6/2009 Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] - 5/6/2009 Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 5/6/2009 Rep Richardson, Laura [CA-37] - 5/6/2009 Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 5/6/2009 Rep Scott, David [GA-13] - 5/6/2009 Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] - 5/6/2009 Rep Stupak, Bart [MI-1] - 5/6/2009 Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] - 5/6/2009 Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [NY-12] - 5/6/2009 Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] - 5/6/2009 Rep Watt, Melvin L. [NC-12] - 5/6/2009 Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 5/6/2009 |
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