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HR 731 113th Congress House

Protecting Americans Abroad Act

Official title: To amend the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 to allow the Department of State to use a best-value contracting method in awardin… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 to allow the Department of State to use a best-value contracting method in awarding local guard or protective service contracts in high risk areas abroad under the diplomatic security program.

Introduced: March 7, 2013 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyProtection of officialsPublic contracts and procurement
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Feb 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 14, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Americans Abroad Act - Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 to allow the Department of State to use a best-value contracting method in awarding local guard or protective service contracts in high risk areas abroad under the diplomatic security program.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2848 Related bill Department of State Operations and Embassy Security Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2014
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 2 Republican 3
Holding, George
· Apr 12, 2013
Poe, Ted
· Apr 12, 2013
ROYCE, ED
· Mar 18, 2013
CHABOT, STEVE
· Mar 7, 2013
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 7, 2013
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Mar 7, 2013
Yoho, Ted
· Mar 7, 2013
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Feb 14, 2013
Messer, Luke
· Feb 14, 2013
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 731: Protecting Americans Abroad Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-731/
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"H.R. 731: Protecting Americans Abroad Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-731/.
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H.R. 731, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-731/.
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