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H.R. 3207

Referred to Committee

Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act

Introduced 7/12/2017•115th Congress•House

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

8/3/2017 • 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 • 7/12/2017

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Topics & Subjects

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

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (122)

Party Breakdown

116
Democrats
6
Republicans
0
Independents

Sponsor

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

Democrat • MI-12

Sponsored 7/12/2017

Cosponsors (121)

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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

D-CA-26

Joined 3/6/2018

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Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

D-TN-9

Joined 3/6/2018

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Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]

D-OR-4

Joined 3/6/2018