S 2303 · 116th Congress · International Affairs

Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-07-29· Sponsored by Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]· Senate

Bill Progress

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5146-5147)(2019-07-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 This bill establishes that any law, regulation, or policy that prohibits or restricts travel to or from Cuba, or transactions incident to such travel, shall have no effect. The President may not restrict or prohibit such travel or transactions unless doing so is necessary to protect (1) U.S. national security, or (2) the health and safety of U.S. citizens or legal residents.  …

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Cosponsors (20)

17 Democrats3 Republicans
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]WI
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]CO
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]CT
Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]AR
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]OH
Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]WA
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]MD
Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]DE
Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]PA
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]ME
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]DE
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]IL
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]IL
Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]WY
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]CA
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]NY
Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]CA
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]NH
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]NM
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]HI