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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To withhold foreign assistance to Caribbean Basin Initiative countries that support membership for the Government of Cuba into the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) or the Central American Common Market (CACM), and for other purposes.

H.R. 2296Introduced Jul 30, 1997Policy area: International Affairs
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 30, 1997 — Referred to House Ways and Means

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

5 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Dan Burton (R-IN), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Bill McCollum (R-FL), Christopher Smith (R-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-18 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.