Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-351
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2017-01-06
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Caribbean area

Cuba

Latin America

Travel and tourism
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill states that: </p> <ul> <li>the President may not prohibit or otherwise regulate travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions; </li> <li>any regulation in effect on the date of enactment of this Act prohibiting or otherwise regulating such travel or transactions incident to such travel shall cease to have any force or effect; but </li> <li>the prohibitions and requirements of this Act shall not apply if the United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the two countries are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. travelers.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 351 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2017 Mr. Sanford (for himself, Mr. McGovern , Mr. Amash , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Massie , Mr. Emmer , and Ms. Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To allow travel between the United States and Cuba.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 . 2. Travel to Cuba On or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and subject to section 3— (1) the President may not prohibit or otherwise regulate, directly or indirectly, travel to or from Cuba by United States citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions; and (2) any regulation in effect on such date of enactment that prohibits or otherwise regulates travel to or from Cuba by United States citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions, shall cease to have any force or effect. 3. Exceptions Section 2 shall not apply in a case in which the United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the two countries are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of United States travelers. 4. Applicability This Act applies to actions taken by the President before the date of the enactment of this Act that are in effect on such date of enactment, and to actions taken on or after such date. 5. Inapplicability The provisions of this Act apply notwithstanding section 102(h) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 ( 22 U.S.C. 6032(h) ) and section 910(b) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7209(b) ).