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S 1290 113th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Crime prevention Crime victims Domestic violence and child abuse Firearms and explosives

Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2013

Introduced: July 11, 2013 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2014
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Jul 11, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 11, 2013
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2013 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to revise the definition of: (1) "intimate partner" to include a dating partner and any other person similarly situated to a spouse who is protected by the domestic or family violence laws of the state or tribal jurisdiction in which the injury occurred or where the victim resides; and (2) "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” to include the use or attempted use of physical force or a deadly weapon by a current or former intimate partner.

Prohibits: (1) the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking; and (2) the shipment or possession of a firearm or ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce, or the receipt of a firearm or ammunition that has been transported in interstate or foreign commerce, by an individual who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking.

What's happening now July 30, 2014

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

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