Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB527
Legislation Overview
Title: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021
Subject: 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
Description: 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.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 2, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/527/all-info
Sponsors
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39 sponsors: Amy Klobuchar (D); Dianne Feinstein (D); Mazie Hirono (D); Richard Durbin (D); Patrick Leahy (D); Sheldon Whitehouse (D); Christopher Coons (D); Richard Blumenthal (D); Cory Booker (D); Alex Padilla (D); Tammy Baldwin (D); Michael Bennet (D); Sherrod Brown (D); Benjamin Cardin (D); Thomas Carper (D); Robert Casey (D); Tammy Duckworth (D); Kirsten Gillibrand (D); Margaret Hassan (D); Martin Heinrich (D); Tim Kaine (D); Angus King (I); Edward Markey (D); Robert Menendez (D); Jeff Merkley (D); Christopher Murphy (D); Gary Peters (D); Jack Reed (D); Jacky Rosen (D); Bernard Sanders (I); Jeanne Shaheen (D); Tina Smith (D); Debbie Stabenow (D); Jon Tester (D); Chris Van Hollen (D); Mark Warner (D); Elizabeth Warren (D); Ron Wyden (D); Raphael Warnock (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 39% (39 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2021 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 5 2021 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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