Bill would repeal U.S. trade embargo against Cuba
In committeeH.R. 7521Latest action
Sponsor: James P. McGovern · Representative · MA
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Official title: United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2026
119th Congress
Topics: Security & foreign affairs
Introduced:
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HR 7521 would end the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, letting Americans travel, spend, and do business there freely.
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What does this do?
This bill would lift the long-standing U.S. trade embargo against Cuba by removing many laws that have blocked trade, travel, and money transfers between the two countries. Americans could travel to Cuba freely, U.S. companies could sell goods and services there, and remittances to Cuba would no longer be capped. Cuban goods would be taxed the same as goods from most other countries, and U.S. phone and internet carriers could operate between the two nations.
Who does it affect?
The bill would affect American travelers, U.S. businesses, phone and internet carriers, and people who send money to Cuba. It also directs the president to negotiate with Cuba on property claims and human rights, and requires a report to Congress within a year and a half of passage.
Why does it matter?
If passed, the rules that have limited contact between the U.S. and Cuba for decades would no longer apply. Americans and U.S. companies would have new legal freedom to travel, trade, and communicate with Cuba.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2026
- House committeeYou are here · Feb 12, 2026
- House vote
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — 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.