To amend title 18, United States Code, to define intimate partner to include someone with whom there is or was a dating relationship, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · February 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act of 2023
This bill extends federal firearms-related restrictions to individuals who are convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking.
The term misdemeanor crime of stalking means an offense that is a misdemeanor under federal, state, tribal, or local law and has a course of harassment, intimidation, or surveillance that (1) causes emotional distress, or (2) places a person in reasonable fear of harm to themselves, an immediate family member, an individual who shares or has shared a residence, an intimate partner, or a pet. The term intimate partner includes an individual who is or was in a dating relationship with the person or any other individual similarly situated to a spouse.
Additionally, the bill extends federal firearms-related restrictions to individuals who are subject to a court order restraining them from harassing, stalking, or threatening an individual who is in a current or former dating relationship with them or who is similarly situated to a spouse. Currently, federal firearms-related restrictions generally only apply to individuals who are subject to a court order restraining them from harassing, stalking, or threatening a co-parent of a child, a current or former spouse, or a current or former cohabitant.
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