{"id":852,"date":"2026-04-07T14:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cubanamericansforcuba.org\/?page_id=852"},"modified":"2026-06-09T01:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T05:46:53","slug":"congress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cubanamericansforcuba.org\/?page_id=852","title":{"rendered":"Write your congressmembers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please only take this action if you are Cuban or Cuban American.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to Cuba, Congress usually hears from one side \u2014 the side that supports sanctions, isolation and collective punishment of the Cuban people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s time they heard from the rest of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Cuban Americans, we refuse to let our identities be used to justify a cruel and outdated U.S. policy toward Cuba. Send a letter and tell your representatives: Cuban Americans want engagement, not escalation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<link href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/css\/style-embed-v3.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\"><script src=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/widgets\/v6\/letter\/congress-2?format=js&amp;source=widget\"><\/script><div id=\"can-letter-area-congress-2\" style=\"width: 100%\"><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Bills<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>H.R. 7521 \/ S.136 \u2014 End the Trade Embargo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/7521\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/7521\">H.R. 7521, the United States-Cuba Trade Act<\/a>, would repeal or amend several laws codified over decades that restrict trade, exchange, telecommunications, and travel with Cuba. <a href=\"https:\/\/mcgovern.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=400314\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mcgovern.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=400314\">Introduced in the House by Rep. Jim McGovern<\/a>, it would restore normal trade relations, remove caps on remittances to Cuban families, and allow American businesses and travelers to engage with the island freely. The companion Senate bill, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finance.senate.gov\/ranking-members-news\/wyden-introduces-bill-to-end-cuba-embargo-establish-normal-trade-relations\">introduced by Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden<\/a> and co-sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>S.J.Res.124 \/ H.Res.153 \u2014 Invoke the War Powers Resolution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaine.senate.gov\/press-releases\/kaine-schiff-and-gallego-introduce-war-powers-resolution-for-cuba\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.kaine.senate.gov\/press-releases\/kaine-schiff-and-gallego-introduce-war-powers-resolution-for-cuba\">Senators Tim Kaine, Adam Schiff, and Ruben Gallego introduced S.J.Res.124<\/a> to ensure any U.S. participation in hostilities against Cuba is explicitly authorized by Congress. The Trump administration has imposed a military blockade of Cuba and made repeated threats of direct military action, none of it authorized by Congress. The resolution states that the use of U.S. Armed Forces against Cuba, including conducting a blockade, constitutes the introduction of forces into hostilities under the War Powers Resolution, and directs the President to remove them unless Congress explicitly authorizes the action.  H.Res.153 is the House companion resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The embargo hasn&#8217;t brought democracy to Cuba. What it has done is hurt Cuban families and kept American businesses on the sideline. 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