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Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act (Introduced in House)
HR 874 IH
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 874
To allow travel between the United States and Cuba.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 4, 2009
Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself, Mr. FLAKE, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr.
MCGOVERN, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. PAUL, and
Mr. FARR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To allow travel between the United States and Cuba.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act'.
SEC. 2. TRAVEL TO CUBA.
On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, and subject to section 3--
(1) the President may not regulate or prohibit,
directly or indirectly, travel to or from Cuba by United States
citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to
such travel; and
(2) any regulation in effect on such date of enactment
that regulates or prohibits travel to or from Cuba by United States
citizens or legal residents or transactions incident to such travel
shall cease to have any force or effect.
SEC. 3. EXCEPTIONS.
Section 2 shall not apply in a case in which the United
States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the two countries
are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health or
the physical safety of United States travelers.
SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY.
This Act applies to actions taken by the President before
the date of the enactment of this Act that are in effect on such date
of enactment, and to actions taken on or after such date.
SEC. 5. INAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.
The provisions of this Act apply notwithstanding section
102(h) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of
1996 (22 U.S.C. 6032(h)) and section 910(b) of the Trade Sanctions
Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7210(b)).
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H.R.5660
Incorporporated in H.R. 4577, Roll Call Vote # 603
Title: To reauthorize and amend the Commodity Exchange Act
to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic
risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, and for
other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ewing, Thomas W. [IL-15]
(introduced 12/14/2000)
Cosponsors (4)
Related Bills:
H.R.4577, S.3283
Latest Major Action: 12/14/2000
House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Referred to the
Subcommittee on Finance & Hazardous Materials for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Chairman..
Note: H.R. 5660 was incorporated by reference in the conference report to H.R. 4577. H.R. 4577, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2001, became Public Law 106-554 on 12/21/2000.
H.R. 4577 passed on a vote of 292 to 60, with 80 congresspeople, including Nancy Pelosi, not voting.
Here is the Wikipedia explanation of this act and the "Enron loophole" that it included:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodity_Futures_Modernization_Act_of_2000
Here is a Robert Scheer critique of President Obama's reliance on people who helped create the era of deregulation that has, in part, led to the current economic crisis:
Obama's toxic advisers
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H.R.7321
Roll Call # 690
Title: To authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4]
(introduced 12/10/2008)
Cosponsors (None)
Related Bills:
H.RES.1534
Latest Major Action: 12/11/2008
Received in the Senate.
This bill, to spend $14 billion bailing out the auto industry, passed in the House of Representatives today, December 10, 2008, by a vote of 237 to 170, with one representative "present" and 26 "not voting."
Nancy Pelosi voted "Aye," as did most of the rest of the California delegation. Interestingly, that unfailing iconoclast, Pete Stark, D-Fremont, voted "No."
Link to congressional record here.
This bill was later trounced in the U.S. Senate.
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S.900 (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act that repealed the Glass-Steagall Act)
Roll Call # 570
Title: An Act to enhance competition in the financial
services industry by providing a prudential framework for the
affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service
providers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Gramm, Phil [TX]
(introduced 4/28/1999)
Cosponsors (None)
Related Bills:
H.RES.355, H.R.10
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 106-102 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Senate Reports: 106-44;
Latest Conference Report: 106-434
(in Congressional Record H11255-11292)
The first line of the summary says it all: "Repeals the restrictions on banks affiliating with securities firms contained in sections 20 and 32 of the Glass-Steagall Act." The Glass-Steagall Banking Act was passed in the early years of the New Deal and mandated the separation of investment from commercial banking. Columnist Robert Scheer mentions the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 in this January 9, 2008 column. Here is the Wikipedia summary of this act: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gramm-Leach-Bliley_Act
The Financial Services Modernization Act passed in the House of Representatives in 1999 on a vote of 362 to 57, with 15 representatives not voting. Nancy Pelosi voted YEA. Among the California Democrats who voted NAY were Gary Condit, Bob Filner, Barbara Lee, George Miller, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Maxine Waters, Hanry Waxman, and Lynn Woolsey.
Linked here is a March 28, 2009 New York Times editorial on correcting the excesses of this and other legislative acts. Excerpt:
... It is clear, however, that there is bipartisan resistance to a thorough
investigation of what caused the collapse. There have been hearings
galore. But they are often little more than hazings of corporate
executives and government officials.Even the illuminating hearings have not been connected in a meaningful way that will help us all understand what went wrong. ...
A summary follows:
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