United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2026
Summary
United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2026
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.
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.
Timeline
- Feb 12, 2026Referred 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.
- Feb 12, 2026Referred 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.
- Feb 12, 2026Referred 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.
- Feb 12, 2026Referred 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.
- Feb 12, 2026Referred 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.
- Feb 12, 2026Referred 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.
- Feb 12, 2026Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2026Introduced in House
Cosponsors
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] D-NY
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] D-CT
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] D-WI
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] D-MN
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] D-DC
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] D-GA
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] D-IL
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] D-WI
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] D-MI
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] D-TX
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] D-NY
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] D-PA
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] D-MA
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] D-CA
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] D-WA
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] D-CA
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] D-TN
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] D-CA
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] D-MA
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] D-MA
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] D-IL
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] D-IL
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] D-IL
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] D-OR
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] D-IN
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] D-CA
In the News
- Nurses Call on Trump administration, Congress to end blockade on Cuban people - National Nurses United
- RAPID RESPONSE: Let Cuba live! - People's World
- New Bill: Representative James P. McGovern introduces H.R. 7521: United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2026 - Quiver Quantitative
- Pols & Politics: Congressman Richard Neal gets a primary challenger - Boston Herald
- McGovern Introduces New Bill To Repeal U.S. Embargo Against Cuba - House.gov
- U.S. TikTok Ban: National Security and Civil Liberties Concerns - The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
- TikTok Loses Appeal on Challenge to Law Requiring its Sale - Tech Policy Press
- House TikTok divestment bill is a ban, but it’s more than that - Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- In the News: E&C Members Lead on Protecting Americans’ Data and National Security - House Committee on Energy and Commerce (.gov)
- Pasadena Congresswoman Judy Chu Votes to Pass HR 7521, Requiring China-Based ByteDance to Sell TikTok - Pasadena Now