US Congress House Bill 525 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 44-23)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-13 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Agriculture, 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.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Cuba Agricultural Exports Act This bill amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to exempt from prohibitions against U.S. assistance to Cuba: (1) any exports under the market access program, the export credit guarantee program, and the foreign market development cooperator program; or (2) any obligation or expenditure of funds to promote trade with Cuba by federal commodity promotion programs established in accordance with a commodity promotion law. This exemption shall not apply if the U.S. assistance recipient would be an entity controlled by the Cuban government, including the armed forces, the Ministry of the Interior, or any subdivision of either governmental entity. A person subject to U.S. jurisdiction may invest in the development of an agricultural business in Cuba if the Department of State and the Department of Agriculture jointly determine that the agricultural business: is not controlled by the government of Cuba, including the armed forces, the Ministry of the Interior, or any subdivision of either governmental entity; and does not traffic in property of persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction that was confiscated by Cuba on or after January 1, 1959. Certain language limiting financing of agricultural sales to Cuba is repealed.

Cuba Agricultural Exports Act

Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. James Comer [R-KY]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]
Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]	Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]
Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]
Rep. Trey Hollingsworth [R-IN]	Rep. Darin LaHood [R-IL]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Thomas Garrett [R-VA]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]
Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Scott Taylor [R-VA]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Drew Ferguson [R-GA]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC]	Rep. Mark Sanford [R-SC]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]
Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Ron Estes [R-KS]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Jody Arrington [R-TX]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-13	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Agriculture, 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.
2017-01-13	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Agriculture, 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.
2017-01-13	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Agriculture, 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.
2017-01-13	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Agriculture, 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.
2017-01-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/525/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr525/BILLS-115hr525ih.pdf