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Proposed Federal Senate Legislation SB2045

Legislation Overview

Title: Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2017

Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Child safety and welfare: Crime victims: Crimes against children: Domestic violence and child abuse: Firearms and explosives: Law enforcement administration and funding: Sex offenses: Violent crime

Description: Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to award grants to states to carry out certain policies and procedures that restrict and penalize firearm possession by or transfer to a person subject to a domestic violence protection order or a person convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor.

Session: 115th Congress

Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Last Action Date: October 31, 2017

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2045/all-info

Companion Bill: HB4192

Sponsors

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15 sponsors: Richard Blumenthal (D); Christopher Murphy (D); Edward Markey (D); Richard Durbin (D); Kirsten Gillibrand (D); Elizabeth Warren (D); Chris Van Hollen (D); Tammy Duckworth (D); Kamala Harris (D); Cory Booker (D); Dianne Feinstein (D); Tim Kaine (D); Christopher Coons (D); Bernard Sanders (I); Margaret Hassan (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	Oct 31 2017	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Nov 6 2017	federal bill text	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time

Committee

Chamber: S

Committee Name: Judiciary

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill