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HR 4906 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Domestic violence and child abuse Evidence and witnesses Firearms and explosives

Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act

Introduced: June 25, 2014 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 21, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jun 19, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 19, 2014
Introduced in House
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Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act - Amends federal firearms provisions to expand the definition of: (1) "intimate partner" to include a dating partner or former dating partner; and (2) "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" to include a misdemeanor offense that has, as an element, the use or attempted use of force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon by a dating partner or former dating partner against the victim.

Prohibits the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition to, or the possession or receipt of a firearm by, a person who: (1) is subject to a court order, or an ex parte order, that restrains such person from harassing, stalking, threatening, or engaging in other conduct that would put an individual in reasonable fear of bodily injury, including an order issued at the request of an employer on behalf of its employee or at the request of an institution of higher education on behalf of its student, or from intimidating or dissuading a witness from testifying in court; or (2) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking under federal, state, territorial, or tribal law or of a crime that involves conduct that would be proscribed by prohibitions against stalking if committed within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.

What's happening now July 21, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4906: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4906/
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