Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 17, 2014)
Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act - Amends federal firearms provisions to expand the definition of: (1) "intimate partner" to include a dating partner or former dating partner; and (2) "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" to include a misdemeanor offense that has, as an element, the use or attempted use of force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, by a dating partner or former dating partner against the victim.
Prohibits the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition to, or the possession or receipt of a firearm by, a person subject to a court order, or an ex parte order, that restrains such person from: (1) harassing, stalking, threatening, or engaging in other conduct that would put an individual in reasonable fear of bodily injury, including an order issued at the request of an employer on behalf of its employee or at the request of an institution of higher education on behalf of its student; or (2) intimidating or dissuading a witness from testifying in court.
What just happenedJul 30, 2014
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJun 17, 2014
- Jul 30, 2014Committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
- Jun 19, 2014IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3833-3834)
- Jun 17, 2014IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jun 17, 2014IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate