US Congress Senate Bill 1290 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 11 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-07-30 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2013 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to revise the definition of: (1) "intimate partner" to include a dating partner and any other person similarly situated to a spouse who is protected by the domestic or family violence laws of the state or tribal jurisdiction in which the injury occurred or where the victim resides; and (2) "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” to include the use or attempted use of physical force or a deadly weapon by a current or former intimate partner. Prohibits: (1) the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking; and (2) the shipment or possession of a firearm or ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce, or the receipt of a firearm or ammunition that has been transported in interstate or foreign commerce, by an individual who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking.

Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2013

Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-30	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
2013-07-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1290/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1290/BILLS-113s1290is.pdf