Denouncing the human trafficking and forced labor of and profiteering from Cuban medical personnel serving in third-world countries.
HRES 205 is a resolution condemning Cuba's labor export program for medical personnel, which the U.S. State Department identifies as involving forced labor and human trafficking. It cites a 2024 State Department report stating Cuba profits $6-8 billion annually by withholding workers' wages, confiscating passports, and restricting their movements. The resolution urges foreign governments to pay Cuban medical workers directly (bypassing Cuba) and calls for U.S. visa restrictions against officials from Cuba, Brazil, and other nations involved in the program. It does not create new law but expresses the House's position based on U.S. government findings.
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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