Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB2670
Legislation Overview
Title: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Assault and harassment offenses: Domestic violence and child abuse: Evidence and witnesses: Firearms and explosives
Description: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the prohibition on firearm sale or transfer to or purchase or possession by an individual who is subject to a court order that restrains the individual from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of an intimate partner. Specifically, the bill revises the elements of a qualifying court order. It also broadens the definition of "intimate partner" to include a dating partner or former dating partner. Additionally, the bill expands the categories of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm) to include persons who have been convicted of: (1) a misdemeanor crime of stalking, or (2) a crime involving conduct that would have been stalking if committed within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: July 11, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2670/all-info
Sponsors
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87 sponsors: Anthony Brown (D); Nanette Barragan (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Lisa Rochester (D); Brendan Boyle (D); Julia Brownley (D); Salud Carbajal (D); David Cicilline (D); Katherine Clark (D); Yvette Clarke (D); Anna Eshoo (D); Elizabeth Esty (D); Dwight Evans (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Luis Gutierrez (D); Alcee Hastings (D); James Himes (D); Robin Kelly (D); Ro Khanna (D); Rick Larsen (D); Ted Lieu (D); Carolyn Maloney (D); Betty McCollum (D); Jerry McNerney (D); Grace Meng (D); Gwen Moore (D); Grace Napolitano (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Frank Pallone (D); Scott Peters (D); Mark Pocan (D); Mike Quigley (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Carol Shea-Porter (D); Louise Slaughter (D); Jackie Speier (D); Eric Swalwell (D); Mark Takano (D); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D); Bonnie Coleman (D); Suzanne Bonamici (D); Jose Serrano (D); Jimmy Panetta (D); William Keating (D); John Delaney (D); Steny Hoyer (D); John Lewis (D); Raja Krishnamoorthi (D); Lucille Roybal-Allard (D); Gregory Meeks (D); Sander Levin (D); Adam Schiff (D); Thomas Suozzi (D); Elijah Cummings (D); Steve Cohen (D); David Price (D); Don Beyer (D); Frederica Wilson (D); Barbara Lee (D); Seth Moulton (D); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Pramila Jayapal (D); Donald Payne (D); Kathy Castor (D); Judy Chu (D); Adriano Espaillat (D); Colleen Hanabusa (D); Bill Foster (D); Albio Sires (D); Nydia Velazquez (D); Donald McEachin (D); Tony Cardenas (D); Jerrold Nadler (D); Doris Matsui (D); Tulsi Gabbard (D); Susan Davis (D); Zoe Lofgren (D); John Yarmuth (D); Gerald Connolly (D); Al Lawson (D); Bradley Schneider (D); Ami Bera (D); Michael Capuano (D); Paul Tonko (D); Stephen Lynch (D); Donald Norcross (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 20% (87 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 11, 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | May 25, 2017 | Introduced in House |
| House | May 25, 2017 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 7 2017 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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