Congress finished up the previous year's budget business when it passed an omnibus spending bill that became law on March 11. A small provision of that bill included language that had the effect of relaxing standards for people who would like to visit family in Cuba.

The U.S. Treasury Department issued guidance the same day that said that people could now visit family every year, instead of every three years. The guidance also expanded the definition of family from immediate family members to "any individual related to the traveler by blood, marriage, or adoption who is no more than three generations removed from the traveler or from a common ancestor with the traveler." And it permitted higher spending limits while the person visits, up to $179 per day.

Certainly, this is not the "unrestricted" rights to visit Obama promised. But a White House spokeswoman said that the legislation was drafted before Obama took office, and that he is still conducting his own review of Cuba policy. So we rate this promise In the Works.