HOUSE 511116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act
- Last Action
- 2/25/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2019-01-11Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-01-11Introduced in House
- 2019-01-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-11 (00)
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act
This bill expands the categories of individuals who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm, particularly with respect to individuals who have been convicted of stalking or who are subject to certain restraining orders involving an intimate partner.
Cosponsors (20)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- Katherine Clark (D-MA)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Debra Haaland (D-NM)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Al Lawson (D-FL)
Subjects
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Evidence and witnesses
- Firearms and explosives
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