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Latest Update: Tuesday, October, 07th 2008
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes. 1/22/2007--Introduced. Free Trade With Cuba Act - 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. Declares that any prohibition on exports to Cuba under the Export Administration Act of 1979 shall cease to be effective. 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 [...] show full description
- 04/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
- 03/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
- 03/01/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- 02/08/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E295-297)
- 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
show all actions- 04/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
- 03/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
- 03/01/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- 02/08/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E295-297)
- 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
- 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- 01/30/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- 01/22/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Agriculture, 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.
- 01/22/2007 - Referred to House Foreign Affairs
- 01/22/2007 - Referred to House Ways and Means
- 01/22/2007 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- 01/22/2007 - Referred to House Judiciary
- 01/22/2007 - Referred to House Financial Services
- 01/22/2007 - Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
- 01/22/2007 - Referred to House Agriculture
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