Cuba Sanctions Reform Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4457
Sponsor: Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Agriculture in foreign trade
Armed Forces and National Security
Arms sales
Caribbean area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Common carriers
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Cuba
Debt relief
Economic assistance
Embargo
Expedited congressional procedure
Export controls
Export finance
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign exchange
Foreign loans
Foreign tax credit
Import restrictions
Income tax
Latin America
Legislative resolutions
Military assistance
Right to travel
Sanctions (International law)
Science, Technology, Communications
Sugar
Taxation
Taxation of foreign income
Telecommunication industry
Trading with the enemy
Transportation and Public Works
Travel

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
Cuba Sanctions Reform Act of 2004 - Provides for the expiration of certain trade and travel restrictions with respect to Cuba unless such restrictions are renewed annually by a specified renewal resolution of the two Houses of Congress.
 
Authorizes the President with respect to Cuba to: (1) impose certain export controls; and (2) exercise certain emergency economic powers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2004-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2004-05-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, 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.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House