A resolution honoring women in the United States for their service in World War II and recognizing the role of Representative Edith Nourse Rogers in establishing the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the Women's Army Corps.
- Last Action
- 5/27/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-04Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2021-02-04Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-04 (00)
United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2021
This bill repeals the trade embargo on Cuba and other provisions restricting trade and travel to Cuba.
Specifically, the bill (1) removes restrictions on certain transactions related to trademarks used in connection with a confiscated business or asset, (2) extends nondiscriminatory trade treatment to Cuban products, and (3) prohibits and rescinds limits on remittances to Cuba.
The bill authorizes common carriers to provide telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba. In addition, travel by U.S. citizens and residents to Cuba may not be regulated or prohibited if such travel would be lawful in the United States.
The President shall take all necessary steps to engage with Cuba to (1) negotiate settlements relating to claims that Cuba had taken the property of U.S. nationals, and (2) secure the protection of internationally recognized human rights. The President may, with respect to Cuba, impose new export controls and exercise powers related to declared national emergencies.
The President must submit a specified determination about a foreign country to Congress prior to denying an income tax credit for taxes paid to the foreign country.
Cosponsors (3)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Subjects
- Agricultural trade
- Caribbean area
- Congressional oversight
- Cuba
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government liability
- Human rights
- Income tax credits
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Latin America
- Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Sanctions
- Taxation of foreign income
- Trade restrictions
- Travel and tourism
- War and emergency powers
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