Senate Bill 1539
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 12, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1539
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
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No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
July 12, 2017
03/20/2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
07/12/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
07/12/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:37:07 PM