United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 731 (113th)
Protecting Americans Abroad Act
Introduced
14 February 2013
Last action
14 February 2013 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsors
Rep. Radel, Trey [R-FL-19], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6], Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
14 February 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
14 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 February 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Radel, Trey [R-FL-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/731
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/731
- us · 113-hr-731 · source updated 12 August 2025