119th Congress Foreign Trade and International Finance
H.R. 7521: United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2026
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Summary
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 treatment (i.e., normal trade relations 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.
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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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Steve Cohen D-TNOriginal
- Gregorio Casar D-TXOriginal
- Rosa DeLauro D-CTOriginal
- Mark DeSaulnier D-CAOriginal
- Madeleine Dean D-PAOriginal
- Henry Johnson D-GAOriginal
- Pramila Jayapal D-WAOriginal
- Stephen Lynch D-MAOriginal
- Gwen Moore D-WIOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NYOriginal
- Ilhan Omar D-MNOriginal
- Mark Pocan D-WIOriginal
- Delia Ramirez D-ILOriginal
- Lateefah Simon D-CAOriginal
- Rashida Tlaib D-MIOriginal
- Nydia Velázquez D-NYOriginal
- Maxine Waters D-CA
- Seth Moulton D-MA
- Ayanna Pressley D-MA
- Janice Schakowsky D-IL
- Jesús García D-IL
- Jonathan Jackson D-IL
- Maxine Dexter D-OR
- André Carson D-IN
- Ro Khanna D-CA
- Bradley Schneider D-IL
- Yassamin Ansari D-AZ
- Sarah McBride D-DE
- Summer Lee D-PA
Who scored on this bill
- 1James McGovern SponsorIntroduced, reached a cosponsor milestone2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by James McGovern.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Financial Services, 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.