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MI HR0426

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

12/7/2022

Primary Sponsor

Yousef Rabhi

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Urges the President and Congress to end the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba and remove Cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism
  • Notes Cuba imported $2 billion in agricultural products in 2021 but only $157 million from the United States, with estimates that lifting the embargo could increase U.S. exports to Cuba to $1.8 billion annually
  • Identifies potential benefits for Michigan's agricultural sector, including new export opportunities for dry beans, dairy products, and fresh fruit to Cuban markets
  • Directs copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the President, Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Michigan's congressional delegation

Legislative Description

A resolution to urge the President and Congress of the United States to normalize trade relations with the Republic of Cuba by dissolving the current U.S. trade embargo and other barriers that have been levied against the island nation including the designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Government Operations

12/7/2022

Committee Referrals

Government Operations12/7/2022

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