H.R. 3306: POWER Cuba Act
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H.R. 3306: POWER Cuba Act
114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-29 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
POWER Cuba Act
Plain summary
Promote Opportunities With Energy Resources for Cuba Act or the POWER Cuba Act This bill declares that oil and gas export restrictions under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and the Natural Gas Act shall not apply to Cuba. The President may permit any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction to: (1) export energy resources, energy technologies, and related services to Cuba; (2) establish energy resource- and technology-related facilities there; (3) conduct related transactions; and (4) enter into and make and receive payments under a contract with any individual or entity in Cuba regarding the provision of energy resources and energy technologies.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · 2 cosponsors
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Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3306.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr3306 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114