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S 2483 113th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Domestic violence and child abuse Evidence and witnesses Firearms and explosives

Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act

Introduced: June 17, 2014 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2014
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Jun 19, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3833-3834)
Jun 17, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 17, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection 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 subject to a court order, or an ex parte order, that restrains such person from: (1) 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 (2) intimidating or dissuading a witness from testifying in court.

What's happening now July 30, 2014

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2483: Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2483/
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"S. 2483: Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2483/.
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