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Helms-Burton and D'Amato Acts

The Capitolio Nacional in Havana (Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Capitolio_havana.jpg)

The Helms-Burton Act, or Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act and the D'Amato Act, or Iran and Libya Sanctions Act were both passed by the US Congress in 1996. Respectively, they imposed sanctions on foreign investors that have any investments in Cuba and investments in energy industries in Libya or Iran. This greatly angered the European Union and the Clinton administration waived it for European countries. In 2001 George W. Bush suspended part of the Helms-Burton Act to try to help transition Cuba.

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