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This bill represents a clear violation of due process. Stripping away rights prior to criminal convictions is unConstitutional. And if you think protection orders aren’t used to harass or harm via false testimony you haven’t been around them very long.
Title: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: To amend title 18, United States Code to prohibit persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes against dating partners and persons subject to protection orders from possessing firearms, and for other purposes.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: May 18, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1906/all-info
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3 sponsors: Anthony Brown (D); Donald Payne (D); John Yarmuth (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | May 18 2021 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
House | Mar 16 2021 | Introduced in House |
House | Mar 16 2021 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | May 13 2021 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
There have not been any votes on this bill