Support ending the U.S. embargo, fuel blockade, and coercive economic measures against Cuba immediately.

The illegal U.S. blockade of fuel to Cuba... It must stop immediately. ... Across all sectors, there is agreement: this illegal blockade must end immediately. ... The remaining obstacles to progress in Cuba now rest with the United States changing our outdated, Cold War-era policy of coercive economic measures and military pressures against Cuba.

Jackson joined a statement calling for the immediate end of the U.S. fuel blockade and broader coercive economic measures against Cuba.

Jayapal, Jackson Statement on Delegation to Cuba | Congressman Jonathan Jackson
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Jackson and Jayapal said the U.S. fuel blockade adds to the embargo, must stop immediately, and that coercive measures must change.

Jackson used his official House office to call for ending the fuel blockade immediately and for changing U.S. coercive economic policy toward Cuba after a congressional delegation visit.

delivered same_term A for effort

Jayapal, Jackson Statement on Delegation to Cuba | Congressman Jonathan Jackson
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The letter condemns the ongoing blockade, asks Trump to reverse course immediately, and lists Jonathan L. Jackson as a signatory.

Jackson signed a formal congressional letter criticizing the Cuba blockade, urging immediate reversal of fuel and health-care restrictions, and offering to modify the statutory sanctions regime.

delivered same_term A for effort

Letter dated April 2, 2026 to President Trump on the Humanitarian Crisis in Cuba
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Jackson said he did not believe Cuba met state-sponsor-of-terror requirements, offered a sunset amendment, and later voted no.

In his first House term, Jackson opposed legislation that would lock in Cuba’s terrorism designation, a designation tied to additional sanctions and economic restrictions.

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Full Committee Markup Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 28, 2023
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Congress.gov lists H.R.7521 as a bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba; status shown is Introduced in House.

A direct legislative vehicle to lift the embargo had been introduced but had not passed or become law as of the record reviewed, so the embargo had not been ended by Congress.

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H.R.7521 - United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2026, All Information
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OFAC’s Cuba Sanctions page lists active legal authorities, Cuban Assets Control Regulations, and recent Cuba sanctions actions in May 2026.

Treasury’s official sanctions page shows the Cuba sanctions program remained active, meaning the broader embargo and coercive economic measures had not been fully ended by June 1, 2026.

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Cuba Sanctions | Office of Foreign Assets Control
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