United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative McGovern
Introduced
Summary
Normalizing trade and travel with Cuba. This bill would repeal long‑standing embargo authorities and other Cuba‑specific restrictions so U.S. firms, carriers, travelers, and remittance senders can engage more freely, while preserving presidential emergency powers for new export controls.
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- U.S. travelers and families would face fewer limits. The bill would allow travel that is lawful in the United States and list transactions ordinarily incident to travel, including certain banking transactions with foreign currency drafts.
- U.S. businesses and traders would get a clearer path to Cuba. It would lift export and import prohibitions tied to multiple laws, remove Cuba from key trade‑sanctions provisions, require nondiscriminatory tariff treatment for Cuban goods, and preserve avenues for new export controls if the President declares a national emergency.
- Cuban‑American remitters, telecom providers, and claimants would see specific changes. The bill would stop Treasury from limiting remittances and rescind remittance caps, authorize common carriers to install and service telecom equipment and provide U.S.–Cuba links, and direct the President to negotiate settlement of U.S. nationals’ property claims and human rights protections.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
8 provisions identified: 6 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Change timing of foreign tax credit denial
If enacted, the bill would make the President's report date to Congress the operative date for denying foreign tax credits for a country. The change would apply to determinations made after enactment. The bill would not change treatment for countries already determined to be subject to denial on or before enactment.
No Treasury limits on remittances
If enacted, the bill would bar the Treasury Secretary from limiting how much money people under U.S. jurisdiction can send to Cuba. It would require rescinding any existing U.S. rules that cap remittances. Criminal laws against money laundering (18 U.S.C. 1956 and 1957) would still apply. This change would take effect 60 days after enactment.
U.S. carriers can service Cuba
If enacted, the bill would let any U.S. common carrier install, maintain, repair, and upgrade telecom equipment in Cuba. Carriers could also provide telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba. This authority would begin 60 days after enactment.
Normalize trade and tariffs with Cuba
If enacted, the bill would remove many Cuba‑specific trade bans and treat Cuban goods like goods from other countries. For goods, the new tariff rules would apply to items entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after the 15th day after enactment. Other statutory repeals and most related changes would take effect 60 days after enactment. The bill would also stop using Trading With the Enemy Act powers for Cuba but would let the President reimpose export controls or use IEEPA if a new national emergency about Cuba is declared and the President must report to Congress on trade within 18 months.
Legal travel and transactions to Cuba
If enacted, the bill would bar rules that stop lawful travel to Cuba by U.S. citizens and lawful residents. It would also protect ordinary purchases and banking that are ordinarily incident to that travel, like foreign currency drafts and traveler's checks. This protection would start 60 days after enactment.
Remove a Cuba-related visa ground
If enacted, the bill would remove one statutory ground tied to the LIBERTAD law that could trigger visa revocation by amending the Homeland Security Act. The change would narrow grounds for revocation and would take effect 60 days after enactment. If that ground would have applied to you, your visa risk could be lower.
Change aid limits to former Soviet states
If enacted, the bill would change statutory limits and definitions that govern U.S. assistance to certain former Soviet countries. The amendments would delete specific paragraphs and definitions that previously restricted types of assistance. These changes would take effect 60 days after enactment.
Settle U.S. property claims with Cuba
If enacted, the bill would direct the President to negotiate with Cuba to settle U.S. nationals' claims for property taken and to press for human rights protections. The bill uses existing law to define who counts as a U.S. national and what counts as property. The bill would also remove a statutory protection that prevented attachment of certain property, which could make it easier for claimants to attach assets. These changes would take effect 60 days after enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
McGovern
MA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/13/2026
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 3/4/2026
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Jackson (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 3/27/2026
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Roll Call Votes
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