United States · Bill · S
S. 894 (109th)
Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2005
Introduced
25 April 2005
Last action
27 April 2005 · Introduced
Status
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4391-4392)
Sponsors
Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2005 - Prohibits the President from regulating or prohibiting travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions ordinarily incident to such travel relating to: (1) accompanied personal baggage; (2) payment of living expenses and the acquisition of personal-use goods or services; (3) travel arrangements; (4) nonscheduled air, sea, or land voyage transactions (such provision does not permit the carriage of articles other than accompanied baggage into Cuba or the United States); and (5) normal banking transactions. States that such provision does not: (1) restrict presidential authority in time of war or armed hostilities between the United States and Cuba, or of imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. travelers; and (2) authorize U.S. importation of personal consumption goods acquired in Cuba.
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Timeline
25 April 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Source: IntroReferral
25 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4391-4392)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 25 April 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2005
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/894
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/894
- us · 109-s-894 · source updated 15 August 2025