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S 2198 114th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety and welfare Crime victims Crimes against children Domestic violence and child abuse Firearms and explosives Law enforcement administration and funding Sex offenses Violent crime

Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015

Introduced: October 22, 2015 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Oct 22, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 22, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to award grants to states to carry out certain policies and procedures that restrict and penalize firearm possession by or transfer to a person subject to a domestic violence protection order or a person convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor.

What's happening now October 22, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3813 Identical bill Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 22, 2016
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 22, 2015
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Oct 22, 2015
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Oct 22, 2015
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Oct 22, 2015
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Oct 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2198: Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2198/
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"S. 2198: Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2198/.
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