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A bill to protect victims of stalking from gun violence.

USA115th CongressS-1539| Senate 
| Updated: 3/20/2018
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (30)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to: state that the term "intimate partner" includes a dating partner and any other person subject to a protection order under state domestic or family violence law; and expand the term "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" to include the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, by a current or former intimate partner. The bill makes it a crime to knowingly sell or dispose of a firearm to a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking. It also makes it a crime for such convicted stalker to receive or possess a firearm.
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Timeline
Jul 12, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jul 12, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 3, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3207
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 20, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
  • July 12, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 12, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • August 3, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3207
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.


  • March 20, 2018
    Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6545: To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-3207: To protect victims of stalking from gun violence.
  • HR 115-5410: To improve public safety through sensible reforms to firearms regulations.
Assault and harassment offensesCrime preventionCrime victimsDomestic violence and child abuseFirearms and explosives

A bill to protect victims of stalking from gun violence.

USA115th CongressS-1539| Senate 
| Updated: 3/20/2018
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to: state that the term "intimate partner" includes a dating partner and any other person subject to a protection order under state domestic or family violence law; and expand the term "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" to include the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, by a current or former intimate partner. The bill makes it a crime to knowingly sell or dispose of a firearm to a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking. It also makes it a crime for such convicted stalker to receive or possess a firearm.
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Timeline
Jul 12, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jul 12, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 3, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3207
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 20, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
  • July 12, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 12, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • August 3, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3207
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.


  • March 20, 2018
    Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (30)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6545: To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-3207: To protect victims of stalking from gun violence.
  • HR 115-5410: To improve public safety through sensible reforms to firearms regulations.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesCrime preventionCrime victimsDomestic violence and child abuseFirearms and explosives