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S. 1539 · 115th Congress

Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2017

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2017

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 12, 2017

Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2017

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2017

Latest action (Mar 20, 2018): Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 12, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.