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To allow travel between the United States and Cuba.

USA115th CongressHR-351| House 
| Updated: 2/16/2017
Mark Sanford

Mark Sanford

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Cosponsors (26)
Roger Marshall (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Darin LaHood (Republican)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Thomas Massie (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Justin Amash (Libertarian)Keith Ellison (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Ted Poe (Republican)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Austin Scott (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Tom Emmer (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Ted Budd (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 This bill states that: the President may not prohibit or otherwise regulate travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions; any regulation in effect on the date of enactment of this Act prohibiting or otherwise regulating such travel or transactions incident to such travel shall cease to have any force or effect; but the prohibitions and requirements of this Act shall not apply if the United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the two countries are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. travelers.
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Timeline
Jan 6, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
  • January 6, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 6, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


  • February 16, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 115-1287: A bill to allow United States citizens and legal residents to travel between the United States and Cuba.
Caribbean areaCubaLatin AmericaTravel and tourism

To allow travel between the United States and Cuba.

USA115th CongressHR-351| House 
| Updated: 2/16/2017
Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 This bill states that: the President may not prohibit or otherwise regulate travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions; any regulation in effect on the date of enactment of this Act prohibiting or otherwise regulating such travel or transactions incident to such travel shall cease to have any force or effect; but the prohibitions and requirements of this Act shall not apply if the United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the two countries are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. travelers.
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Timeline
Jan 6, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
  • January 6, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 6, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


  • February 16, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Mark Sanford

Mark Sanford

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Cosponsors (26)
Roger Marshall (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Darin LaHood (Republican)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Thomas Massie (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Justin Amash (Libertarian)Keith Ellison (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Ted Poe (Republican)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Austin Scott (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Tom Emmer (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Ted Budd (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 115-1287: A bill to allow United States citizens and legal residents to travel between the United States and Cuba.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Caribbean areaCubaLatin AmericaTravel and tourism