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H.R. 871: Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2013

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H.R. 871: Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-27 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2013

Plain summary

Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2013 - Prohibits the President from regulating or prohibiting travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions ordinarily incident to such travel relating to: (1) accompanied personal baggage; (2) payment of living expenses and the acquisition of personal-use goods or services; (3) travel arrangements; (4) nonscheduled air, sea, or land voyage transactions (such provision does not permit the carriage of articles other than accompanied baggage into Cuba or the United States); and (5) normal banking transactions. Prohibits the above provisions from: (1) restricting presidential authority in time of war or armed hostilities between the United States and Cuba, or of imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. travelers; and (2) authorizing U.S. importation of personal consumption goods acquired in Cuba.

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Official text

Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] · 18 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr871 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113