S. 321 · 118th Congress
Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act of 2023
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Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act of 2023
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 9, 2023
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: 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.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 9, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.