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DEMOCRACIA Act

USA118th CongressS-504| Senate 
| Updated: 2/16/2023
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (5)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Denying Earnings to the Military Oligarchy in Cuba and Restricting Activities of the Cuban Intelligence Apparatus Act or the DEMOCRACIA Act This bill provides for asset- and visa-blocking sanctions for conduct relating to Cuba. It also establishes an interagency task force to facilitate access to uncensored internet in Cuba. The President must sanction foreign persons that provide financial support to specified Cuban government sectors (e.g., the defense sector) or any other government sector that the President certifies is involved in human rights abuses or terrorism. This includes foreign persons that (1) are military contractors or mercenaries operating on behalf of the Cuban government, or (2) violate laws restricting trade with Cuba. Specified transactions, including remittances to immediate family members (subject to some limitations) and payments related to U.S. military and diplomatic sites, are not subject to these sanctions. The President must also sanction (1) foreign persons complicit or engaged in human rights abuses or corruption, (2) foreign persons supporting such conduct, and (3) specified Cuban government officials and their affiliates. The bill provides humanitarian exceptions to these sanctions, for example, donating food or agricultural commodities to organizations or individuals unaffiliated with the Cuban government. The President may not license sanctionable conduct, and U.S. persons seeking to engage in a permitted transaction must submit a written request to the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the Department of the Treasury. The President may waive the sanctions in the interest of U.S. national security. To terminate the sanctions, the President must certify that the Cuban government has legalized all political activities and taken other steps to promote political rights and freedoms. Congress must then enact a joint resolution approving the termination.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2990
DEMOCRACIA Act
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 21, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-1120
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2990
    DEMOCRACIA Act


  • February 16, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 16, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • February 21, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-1120
    Introduced in House

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1120: DEMOCRACIA Act

DEMOCRACIA Act

USA118th CongressS-504| Senate 
| Updated: 2/16/2023
Denying Earnings to the Military Oligarchy in Cuba and Restricting Activities of the Cuban Intelligence Apparatus Act or the DEMOCRACIA Act This bill provides for asset- and visa-blocking sanctions for conduct relating to Cuba. It also establishes an interagency task force to facilitate access to uncensored internet in Cuba. The President must sanction foreign persons that provide financial support to specified Cuban government sectors (e.g., the defense sector) or any other government sector that the President certifies is involved in human rights abuses or terrorism. This includes foreign persons that (1) are military contractors or mercenaries operating on behalf of the Cuban government, or (2) violate laws restricting trade with Cuba. Specified transactions, including remittances to immediate family members (subject to some limitations) and payments related to U.S. military and diplomatic sites, are not subject to these sanctions. The President must also sanction (1) foreign persons complicit or engaged in human rights abuses or corruption, (2) foreign persons supporting such conduct, and (3) specified Cuban government officials and their affiliates. The bill provides humanitarian exceptions to these sanctions, for example, donating food or agricultural commodities to organizations or individuals unaffiliated with the Cuban government. The President may not license sanctionable conduct, and U.S. persons seeking to engage in a permitted transaction must submit a written request to the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the Department of the Treasury. The President may waive the sanctions in the interest of U.S. national security. To terminate the sanctions, the President must certify that the Cuban government has legalized all political activities and taken other steps to promote political rights and freedoms. Congress must then enact a joint resolution approving the termination.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2990
DEMOCRACIA Act
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 21, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-1120
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2990
    DEMOCRACIA Act


  • February 16, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 16, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • February 21, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-1120
    Introduced in House
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (5)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1120: DEMOCRACIA Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted