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H.R. 4297

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4297, the Protecting American Diplomats Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 7, 2025 by Rep. Michael Lawler (R). It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Jul 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 4297 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb4297/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4297 IH: Protecting American Diplomats Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-07
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4297  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 7, 2025   Mr. Lawler  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    A BILL
To require a report on counterintelligence training for high-risk diplomatic posts.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting American Diplomats Act  .
2.
Report on counterintelligence training for high-risk diplomatic posts
(a)
Report required
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report evaluating the quality and adequacy of counterintelligence (CI) training provided to Department of State personnel assigned to high-risk diplomatic posts.
(b)
Contents of report
The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1)
A description of the content, frequency, and delivery format, such as in-person, virtual, or scenario-based, of CI training programs offered to personnel at high-risk overseas posts.
(2)
An explanation of how CI training is tailored to specific regional or country-level threat environments.
(3)
An identification of which categories of Department personnel, including Foreign Service Officers, Diplomatic Security Service agents, and locally employed staff, are required or eligible to receive such training.
(4)
An assessment of interagency coordination in the development and delivery of CI training.
(5)
A review of any known capability gaps or deficiencies in CI preparedness among deployed personnel.
(6)
Recommendations for improving CI training standards, content, or delivery to strengthen the Department’s overall CI posture.
(c)
Form of report
The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex as necessary.
(d)
Sunset
The requirements of this section shall terminate on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-07
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To require a report on counterintelligence training for high-risk diplomatic posts.

Sponsors

Rep. Michael Lawler (R) sponsors H.R. 4297 alone.

Committees

H.R. 4297 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Jul 7, 2025 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4297 has taken 2 actions since Jul 7, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 7, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 7, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Foreign Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 4297 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4297 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting American Diplomats Act — Display Title
  • Protecting American Diplomats Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require a report on counterintelligence training for high-risk diplomatic posts. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 4297 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DP FACILITIES INC.IT Security & Infrastructure CompanyVirginia11$20K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
TEAM HALLAHAN LLC11$20K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
KATE HALLAHAN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DP FACILITIES INC.TEAM HALLAHAN LLC2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4297 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4297’s is International Affairs.

hr4297/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com