HR 258 · 106th Congress · International Affairs

To allow for news bureau exchanges between the United States and Cuba.

Introduced 1999-01-06· Sponsored by Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]· House

Bill Progress

✓
Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.(1999-03-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 regarding the embargo on trade with Cuba to provide that the authorities granted to the President under such Acts do not include the authority to regulate or prohibit, directly or indirectly, financial or other transactions related to the establishment of news bureaus by U.S. news organizations in Cuba, or the establishment of news bureaus in the United States by Cuban news organizations. Amends the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 to repeal provisions restricting the establishment of U.S. news bureaus in Cuba.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only