Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015
Latest action · Jun 4, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJun 4, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2015 to Jul 13, 2016, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Nov 5, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Jul 13, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jun 4, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3130 | Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act | Related bill | Sep 8, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2015Introduced in Senate
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