Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2013
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 11, 2013)
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.
What just happenedJul 30, 2014
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJul 11, 2013
- Jul 30, 2014Committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
- Jul 11, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jul 11, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate