Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2017

Summary

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

1. 12 July 2017

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 July 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 March 2018

   Committee

   Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 12 July 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Cosponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Cosponsor
• John Reed · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Cosponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
• Chris Van Hollen · D · Cosponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
• Christopher Murphy · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Cosponsor
• Christopher Coons · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Tina Smith · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
• Michael Bennet · D · Cosponsor
• Gary Peters · D · Cosponsor
• Maggie Hassan · D · Cosponsor
• Jeanne Shaheen · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act
• related to ← SAFER Now Act
• related to ← Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018