S 2483 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act

Introduced Jun 17, 2014 Originated Senate Sponsor Richard Blumenthal D-CT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 30, 2014 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 17, 2014
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection 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 subject to a court order, or an ex parte order, that restrains such person from: (1) 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 (2) intimidating or dissuading a witness from testifying in court.

Cosponsors 13

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 17, 2014 to Aug 1, 2014, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalJun 17, 2014
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalJun 17, 2014
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJun 17, 2014
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalJun 17, 2014
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalJun 17, 2014
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalJun 17, 2014
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalJun 17, 2014
D-NJRobert MenendezJun 18, 2014
D-WITammy BaldwinJun 26, 2014
D-VATim KaineJul 8, 2014
D-MICarl LevinJul 21, 2014
D-RIJack ReedJul 24, 2014
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiAug 1, 2014

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 30, 2014Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
  2. Jun 19, 2014Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3833-3834)
  3. Jun 17, 2014Introduced in Senate
  4. Jun 17, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4906Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims ActRelated billJul 21, 2014

Subjects

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  1. Jun 17, 2014Introduced in Senate

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