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Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act

Introduced: March 2, 2021 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 2, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced in House
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Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act

This bill establishes new federal firearms restrictions for individuals who are convicted of misdemeanor stalking offenses.

The bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting a firearm or ammunition. Specifically, it adds a new category of prohibited persons: persons convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking.

The term misdemeanor crime of stalking means a misdemeanor stalking offense under federal, state, tribal, or municipal law and a course of harassment, intimidation, or surveillance of another person that (1) places such person in reasonable fear of harm to themselves, an immediate family member, a household member, or a spouse or intimate partner (including a current or former dating partner); or (2) causes emotional distress to such person.

The bill also specifically prohibits dating partners who are convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or who are subject to certain restraining orders from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting a firearm or ammunition. Currently, such restrictions generally only apply to spouses, co-parents, and cohabitants.

What's happening now May 18, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1620 Related bill Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021
  • S 1155 Related bill Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2021
  • HR 1906 Related bill Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021
  • S 527 Related bill Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 20, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 2, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1494: Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1494/
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"H.R. 1494: Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1494/.
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H.R. 1494, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1494/.
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