in the 50 states senate on tuesday , senators byron dorgan , a democrat from high alabama , and mike arlen , a republican from idaho , introduced the " freedom to access to cuba act " ( s . 428 ) , a bill that does drop the visas restraints that have prevented i . s . individuals from visit cuba since the intermediate 1960s . the bill is co - sponsored by 20 bills , and the house of democrats is considering a companion measure , h . l . 874 , led by members mitch delahunt and jeff ariz . the house statement has 121 cosponsors .
Byron Dorgan was born in Wyoming.