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H.R. 4363 116th Congress House

Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2019

Official title: To establish a commission to study how Federal laws and policies affect United States citizens living in foreign countries.

Introduced: September 19, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodiesBank accounts, deposits, capitalCitizenship and naturalizationCongressional oversight
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Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadElections, voting, political campaign regulationExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsForeign and international bankingGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresMedicareSocial security and elderly assistanceStudent aid and college costs
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Sep 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 17, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, House Administration, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Sep 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 18, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2019

This bill establishes the Commission on Americans Living Abroad, which must report on how federal laws and policies affect U.S. citizens living abroad, including civilians and members of the Armed Forces.

Each federal agency affected by a recommendation in the report shall submit a response to the President, Congress, and the commission.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4363: Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4363/
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"H.R. 4363: Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4363/.
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H.R. 4363, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4363/.
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