H.R. 450: FORCE Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-15 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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FORCE Act

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Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends or the FORCE Act This bill prohibits removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism until the President makes the determination that a transition government in Cuba is in power.

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FORCE Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] · 30 cosponsors

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Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Keith Self (R-TX), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Cory Mills (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Steve Womack (R-AR), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Michael Guest (R-MS), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), James R. Baird (R-IN), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Laurel M. Lee (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Brian Babin (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr450.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr450 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills