HR 450 — FORCE Act
Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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31 sponsors
1 primary, 30 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (31 R).
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends or the FORCE ActThis 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.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in House Current html January 15, 2025
Action History
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsors
- Maria Elvira Salazar · Primary
- Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor
- Carlos A. Gimenez · Cosponsor
- Keith Self · Cosponsor
- John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor
- Joe Wilson · Cosponsor
- Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor
- Ryan K. Zinke · Cosponsor
- Cory Mills · Cosponsor
- Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor
- Randy K. Sr. Weber · Cosponsor
- Scott Franklin · Cosponsor
- Ann Wagner · Cosponsor
- Claudia Tenney · Cosponsor
- Darrell Issa · Cosponsor
- Dan Crenshaw · Cosponsor
- Stephanie I. Bice · Cosponsor
- Steve Womack · Cosponsor
- Tim Burchett · Cosponsor
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor
- Michael Lawler · Cosponsor
- Thomas P. Tiffany · Cosponsor
- Michael Guest · Cosponsor
- Nicole Malliotakis · Cosponsor
- Tony Gonzales · Cosponsor
- Bill Huizenga · Cosponsor
- James R. Baird · Cosponsor
- Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor
- Laurel M. Lee · Cosponsor
- Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor
- Brian Babin · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 30 co-sponsors · 516 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Salazar, Maria Elvira Republican
Co-sponsors (30)
- Smith, Christopher H. Republican
- Gimenez, Carlos A. Republican
- Self, Keith Republican
- Rutherford, John H. Republican
- Wilson, Joe Republican
- McCaul, Michael T. Republican
- Zinke, Ryan K. Republican
- Mills, Cory Republican
- Diaz-Balart, Mario Republican
- Weber, Randy K. Sr. Republican
- Franklin, Scott Republican
- Wagner, Ann Republican
- Tenney, Claudia Republican
- Issa, Darrell Republican
- Crenshaw, Dan Republican
- Bice, Stephanie I. Republican
- Womack, Steve Republican
- Burchett, Tim Republican
- Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican
- Lawler, Michael Republican
- Tiffany, Thomas P. Republican
- Guest, Michael Republican
- Malliotakis, Nicole Republican
- Gonzales, Tony Republican
- Huizenga, Bill Republican
- Baird, James R. Republican
- Biggs, Sheri Republican
- Lee, Laurel M. Republican
- Buchanan, Vern Republican
- Babin, Brian Republican
Not signed on (516)
516 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 516 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HR 450 do?
- Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends or the FORCE ActThis 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.
- Who sponsors HR 450?
- HR 450 is sponsored by Salazar, Maria Elvira (Republican), Smith, Christopher H. (Republican), Gimenez, Carlos A. (Republican), Self, Keith (Republican), Rutherford, John H. (Republican), Wilson, Joe (Republican), McCaul, Michael T. (Republican), Zinke, Ryan K. (Republican), Mills, Cory (Republican), Diaz-Balart, Mario (Republican), Weber, Randy K. Sr. (Republican), Franklin, Scott (Republican), Wagner, Ann (Republican), Tenney, Claudia (Republican), Issa, Darrell (Republican), Crenshaw, Dan (Republican), Bice, Stephanie I. (Republican), Womack, Steve (Republican), Burchett, Tim (Republican), Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (Republican), Lawler, Michael (Republican), Tiffany, Thomas P. (Republican), Guest, Michael (Republican), Malliotakis, Nicole (Republican), Gonzales, Tony (Republican), Huizenga, Bill (Republican), Baird, James R. (Republican), Biggs, Sheri (Republican), Lee, Laurel M. (Republican), Buchanan, Vern (Republican), and Babin, Brian (Republican).
- What is the current status of HR 450?
- This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track HR 450?
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