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H.R. 2216 (114th)

Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act

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Introduced

1 May 2015

Last action

1 June 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Sponsors

Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]

Subjects

Education

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12 August 2025

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Summary

Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act Amends federal firearms provisions to expand the definition of: (1) "intimate partner" to include a dating partner or former dating partner; and (2) "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" to include a misdemeanor offense that has, as an element, the use or attempted use of force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon by a dating partner or former dating partner against the victim. Prohibits the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition to, or the possession or receipt of a firearm by, a person who: (1) is subject to a court order, or an ex parte order, that restrains such person from harassing, stalking, threatening, or engaging in other conduct that would put an individual in reasonable fear of bodily injury, including an order issued at the request of an employer on behalf of its employee or at the request of an institution of higher education on behalf of its student, or from intimidating or dissuading a witness from testifying in court; or (2) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking under federal, state, territorial, or tribal law or of a crime that involves conduct that would be proscribed by prohibitions against stalking if committed within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.

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Timeline

  1. 1 May 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 May 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 May 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 June 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

    Source: Committee

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