Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act of 2023
Latest action · Feb 9, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 9, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act of 2023
This bill extends federal firearms-related restrictions to individuals who are convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking.
The term misdemeanor crime of stalking means an offense that is a misdemeanor under federal, state, tribal, or local law and has a course of harassment, intimidation, or surveillance that (1) causes emotional distress, or (2) places a person in reasonable fear of harm to themselves, an immediate family member, an individual who shares or has shared a residence, an intimate partner, or a pet. The term intimate partner includes an individual who is or was in a dating relationship with the person or any other individual similarly situated to a spouse.
Additionally, the bill extends federal firearms-related restrictions to individuals who are subject to a court order restraining them from harassing, stalking, or threatening an individual who is in a current or former dating relationship with them or who is similarly situated to a spouse. Currently, federal firearms-related restrictions generally only apply to individuals who are subject to a court order restraining them from harassing, stalking, or threatening a co-parent of a child, a current or former spouse, or a current or former cohabitant.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Feb 9, 2023 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Feb 9, 2023 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Mar 15, 2023 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Mar 21, 2023 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Mar 21, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 21, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Mar 21, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Mar 27, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Mar 27, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Mar 27, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Feb 9, 2023Read 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 905 | Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Feb 9, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2023Introduced in Senate
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