S 120
116th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Assault and harassment offenses
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Domestic violence and child abuse
Firearms and explosives
Lawyers and legal services
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2019
Introduced: January 15, 2019
Introduced by:
Klobuchar, Amy
Democratic
· Minnesota
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 15, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2019
This bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition.
Specifically, it prohibits firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or transport by a person who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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