US HB4645 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

US Congress House Bill 4645 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 72-10)
Status: Introduced on February 23 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-09-29 - Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 111-653, Part I.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act - Prohibits the President from regulating or prohibiting travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents or any transactions incident to such travel. States that: (1) any regulation restricting or prohibiting such Cuban travel shall have no effect; and (2) such prohibition shall not apply 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. citizens or legal residents. Makes such provisions applicable notwithstanding specified sections of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to define "payment of cash in advance" as the payment by the purchaser of an agricultural commodity or product and the receipt of such payment by the seller prior to: (1) the transfer of title of such commodity or product to the purchaser; and (2) the release of control of such commodity or product to the purchaser. Prohibits the President from restricting direct transfers from a Cuban financial institution to a U.S. financial institution executed in payment for a product authorized for sale under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000.

Title

Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act

Sponsors

Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Marion Berry [D-AR]
Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Bobby Bright [D-AL]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Travis Childers [D-MS]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Lincoln Davis [D-TN]
Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Chet Edwards [D-TX]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D-IN]	Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]	Rep. Baron Hill [D-IN]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Timothy Johnson [R-IL]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]	Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Walter Minnick [D-ID]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]
Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D-TX]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D-ND]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Vic Snyder [D-AR]	Rep. John Spratt [D-SC]
Rep. John Tanner [D-TN]	Rep. Gene Taylor [D-MS]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-09-29		Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 111-653, Part I.
2010-06-30		Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 20.
2010-02-23		Referred to House Financial Services
2010-02-23		Referred to House Agriculture
2010-02-23		Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2010-02-23		Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Same As/Similar To

HB1531 (Related) 2009-03-16 - Referred to House Financial Services
SB1089 (Related) 2009-05-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB3112 (Same As) 2010-03-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.