Denouncing the human trafficking and forced labor of and profiteering from Cuban medical personnel serving in third-world countries.
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Latest Action · March 10, 2025
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.
H.Res. 205 is a non-binding resolution expressing Congress's condemnation of what it characterizes as human trafficking and forced labor involving Cuban medical personnel deployed to work in developing countries. The resolution, introduced in March 2025, points to State Department reports documenting alleged abuses in Cuba's medical export programs, including wage confiscation, passport seizure, surveillance, and threats against workers and their families, while Cuba allegedly profits billions annually from these arrangements. The resolution calls on foreign governments to stop participating in these programs, urges the President to revoke visas of officials involved in these schemes (particularly targeting Brazilian, Cuban, and Pan American Health Organization officials connected to Brazil's "Mais Medicos" program), and endorses the State Department's existing visa restriction policy announced in February 2025. The resolution affects Cuban medical workers abroad, foreign governments hosting Cuban medical personnel, and international organizations facilitating these deployments, though it contains no direct federal funding or specific timeline for action beyond directing the President to implement existing visa revocation authorities.
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