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S. 1520

Referred to Committee

Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015

Introduced 6/4/2015•114th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

6/4/2015 • Senate

Summary

Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015

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 Senate • 6/4/2015

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Topics & Subjects

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

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (6)

Party Breakdown

5
Democrats
1
Republicans
0
Independents

Sponsor

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Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

Democrat • MN

Sponsored 6/4/2015

Cosponsors (5)

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Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

D-HI

Joined 6/4/2015

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Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

D-IL

Joined 10/20/2015

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Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]

R-IL

Joined 10/20/2015

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Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

D-NH

Joined 11/5/2015

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Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

June 4, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Introduced in Senate6/4/2015

Details

Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors5