HR 905 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act of 2023

Introduced: February 9, 2023 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 9, 2023

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act of 2023

This bill extends federal firearms-related restrictions to individuals who are convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking.

The term misdemeanor crime of stalking means an offense that is a misdemeanor under federal, state, tribal, or local law and has a course of harassment, intimidation, or surveillance that (1) causes emotional distress, or (2) places a person in reasonable fear of harm to themselves, an immediate family member, an individual who shares or has shared a residence, an intimate partner, or a pet. The term intimate partner includes an individual who is or was in a dating relationship with the person or any other individual similarly situated to a spouse.

Additionally, the bill extends federal firearms-related restrictions to individuals who are subject to a court order restraining them from harassing, stalking, or threatening an individual who is in a current or former dating relationship with them or who is similarly situated to a spouse. Currently, federal firearms-related restrictions generally only apply to individuals who are subject to a court order restraining them from harassing, stalking, or threatening a co-parent of a child, a current or former spouse, or a current or former cohabitant.

What's happening now February 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees of jurisdiction 1