Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act
Latest action · Jun 1, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims 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 who: (1) is subject to a court order, or an ex parte order, that restrains such person from 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 from intimidating or dissuading a witness from testifying in court; or (2) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking under federal, state, territorial, or tribal law or of a crime that involves conduct that would be proscribed by prohibitions against stalking if committed within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
Cosponsors 69
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2015 to Nov 15, 2016; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 12, 2015 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 12, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | May 12, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | May 13, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 18, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | May 18, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | May 29, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 11, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jun 11, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 11, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 11, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jun 15, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Sep 22, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Oct 29, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Dec 16, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Mar 14, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Jun 13, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jun 28, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 7, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Jul 11, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Jul 12, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Nov 15, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 1, 2015 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jun 1, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- May 1, 2015Introduced in House
- May 1, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1094 | Lois Capps D-CA | Mar 2, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7265 | David N. Cicilline D-RI | Oct 28, 2015 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 65, May 1, 2015, page H2793.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-80 | THE ANNUAL TESTIMONY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ON THE STATE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM122 pages | Financial Services Committee | Mar 22, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1834 | Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act | Related bill | Jul 22, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2015Introduced in House
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