3.0.0 4139 2022-12-31T04:58:56Z 2022-12-31T04:58:56Z House HR 2021-06-24 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 110 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIMES:H.R. 4139.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H3134]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2022-11-01T17:08:16Z Referred to 2021-06-24T14:02:25Z Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act 117 2169 S 2021-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act 117 1923 HR 2021-05-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act 117 763 S 2021-03-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2022-11-01 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2021-06-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 N Crime and Law Enforcement Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2021-06-24 Introduced in House 2022-10-07T15:37:04Z Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act

This bill makes changes to the federal statutory framework that prohibits the shipment, transport, receipt, or possession of firearms or ammunition by an individual who is subject to a qualifying domestic violence court order.

Under current law, a qualifying domestic violence court order must meet certain requirements, including to (1) be issued after a hearing of which the individual had notice and an opportunity to participate; and (2) restrain the individual from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner (i.e., a current or former spouse, a co-parent of a child, or a current or former cohabitant) or the child of an intimate partner.

This bill expands the scope of qualifying domestic violence court orders to include an order that

  • is issued after an ex parte hearing (i.e., a hearing with only one party present);
  • restrains the individual from harassing, stalking, or threatening a dating partner or former dating partner; or
  • restrains the individual from intimidating a witness.

Current law also prohibits an individual who is convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from shipping, transporting, receiving, or possessing firearms or ammunition. These restrictions generally only apply to spouses, co-parents, and cohabitants, and to offenses that involve physical force or deadly weapons. This bill expands the scope of these restrictions to include dating partners and offenses that involve stalking.

Finally, the bill authorizes grants for state, local, and tribal governments to remove firearms and take other steps after a domestic violence court order is issued.

]]> Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program relating to the removal of firearms from adjudicated domestic violence offenders, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4139ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4139ih.xml 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.