To authorize the exportation of consumer communication devices to Cuba and the provision of telecommunications services to Cuba, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-498| House
| Updated: 1/12/2017
Kevin Cramer
Republican Representative
North Dakota
Cosponsors (1)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement Act of 2017 or the Cuba DATA Act This bill authorizes the President to permit any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction to: export consumer communication devices and other telecommunications equipment to Cuba; provide telecommunications services involving Cuba or persons in Cuba; establish facilities to provide telecommunications services connecting Cuba with another country or to provide telecommunications services in Cuba; conduct any transaction incident to carrying out such activities; and enter into, perform, and make and receive payments under a contract with any individual or entity in Cuba regarding the provision of telecommunications services involving Cuba or persons in Cuba. The bill repeals or amends specified requirements and prohibitions of: (1) the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, and (2) the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996.
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
International Affairs
Caribbean areaCongressional oversightCubaEconomic developmentHuman rightsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLatin AmericaSanctionsTelephone and wireless communicationTrade restrictionsTravel and tourism
To authorize the exportation of consumer communication devices to Cuba and the provision of telecommunications services to Cuba, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-498| House
| Updated: 1/12/2017
Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement Act of 2017 or the Cuba DATA Act This bill authorizes the President to permit any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction to: export consumer communication devices and other telecommunications equipment to Cuba; provide telecommunications services involving Cuba or persons in Cuba; establish facilities to provide telecommunications services connecting Cuba with another country or to provide telecommunications services in Cuba; conduct any transaction incident to carrying out such activities; and enter into, perform, and make and receive payments under a contract with any individual or entity in Cuba regarding the provision of telecommunications services involving Cuba or persons in Cuba. The bill repeals or amends specified requirements and prohibitions of: (1) the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, and (2) the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Kevin Cramer
Republican Representative
North Dakota
Cosponsors (1)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Caribbean areaCongressional oversightCubaEconomic developmentHuman rightsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLatin AmericaSanctionsTelephone and wireless communicationTrade restrictionsTravel and tourism