H.R. 2466: Cuba Normalization Accountability Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-20 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Cuba Normalization Accountability Act of 2015

Plain summary

Cuba Normalization Accountability Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not pursue efforts to ease restrictions on travel to or trade with Cuba, or otherwise normalize relations with Cuba further, until: (1) the President submits to Congress the plan for resolving confiscated property claims, (2) all property taken by the Cuban government from U.S. nationals on or after January 1, 1959, has been returned or full compensation for that property has been provided to them, and (3) the government of Cuba provides secure protection for the internationally recognized human rights of the people of Cuba. The President may not take any action to ease restrictions on travel to or trade with Cuba under the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, the Export Administration Regulations, or any other regulations relating to the economic embargo of Cuba before submitting to Congress the plan for resolving outstanding claims for confiscated property to ensure that: all property taken by the government of Cuba from U.S. nationals on or after January 1, 1959, has been returned to them; or full compensation for such property has been provided to them. The President shall include in the plan an assessment of the effect of planned actions to ease the restrictions on claims relating to confiscated property considered by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States before the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Official text

Cuba Normalization Accountability Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] · 12 cosponsors

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Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Daniel Webster (R-FL)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2466.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2466 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114