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H.R. 6962: Humanitarian Relief to Cuba Act

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H.R. 6962: Humanitarian Relief to Cuba Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-09-18 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-09-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Humanitarian Relief to Cuba Act

Plain summary

Humanitarian Relief to Cuba Act - Prohibits for 180 days from the enactment of this Act: (1) the President from prohibiting or regulating travel to or from Cuba, or certain transactions incident to such travel, by a U.S. citizen or any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction with family residing in Cuba; (2) the President from limiting the size, quantity or frequency, or the carrying or shipping of, personal gift items and relief supplies by any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction that are eligible to be so shipped or delivered; and (3) the Secretary of the Treasury from limiting the amount of remittances to Cuba that may be made by any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

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Official text

Humanitarian Relief to Cuba Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] · 26 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

James P. McGovern (D-MA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Jurisdiction
The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6962 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110