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Introduced
11/14/2023
11/14/2023
In Committee
11/14/2023
11/14/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms and to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program relating to the removal of firearms from adjudicated domestic violence offenders, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act, aims to expand the definition of "intimate partner" and "covered domestic violence court order" under federal law to better protect victims of domestic violence. It amends existing law to prohibit the sale of firearms to individuals subject to a domestic violence court order and expands the list of persons prohibited from possessing or receiving firearms. The bill also establishes a grant program to help state and tribal governments implement policies and procedures for the removal of firearms from individuals subject to domestic violence protection orders.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (41)
Jim Himes (D)*,
Don Beyer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Joaquin Castro (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Jason Crow (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Valerie Foushee (D),
Maxwell Frost (D),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Greg Landsman (D),
John Larson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Joe Morelle (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Brittany Pettersen (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Deborah Ross (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
Mikie Sherrill (D),
Emilia Sykes (D),
Shri Thanedar (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Maxine Waters (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (on 11/14/2023)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6405/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr6405/BILLS-118hr6405ih.pdf |
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