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H.R. 3130

Referred to Committee

Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act

Introduced 7/21/2015•114th Congress•House

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

9/8/2015 • House

Summary

Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act

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.

Introduced in House • 7/21/2015

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Topics & Subjects

Assault and harassment offensesCrime preventionCrime victimsDomestic violence and child abuseFirearms and explosives

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (8)

Party Breakdown

6
Democrats
2
Republicans
0
Independents

Sponsor

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Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]

Democrat • MI-12

Sponsored 7/21/2015

Cosponsors (7)

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Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10]

R-IL-10

Joined 7/21/2015

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Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]

D-AZ-1

Joined 12/9/2015

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Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]

D-MI-13

Joined 6/15/2016

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Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]

D-CA-36

Joined 9/6/2016

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Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]

D-IL-11

Joined 9/20/2016

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

July 21, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Introduced in House7/21/2015

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors7