Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
If these people are convicted and adjudicated dangerous, remove them from society. These laws are all grandstanding and do nothing to protect survivors from offenders who, if they're ignoring serious statutes regarding violence, won't obey restrictions on firearms either.
Title: Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program relating to the removal of firearms from adjudicated domestic violence offenders, and for other purposes.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 22, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2169/all-info
Companion Bill: HB4139
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18 sponsors: Richard Blumenthal (D); Ron Wyden (D); Christopher Murphy (D); Jeff Merkley (D); Dianne Feinstein (D); Edward Markey (D); Robert Casey (D); Robert Menendez (D); Amy Klobuchar (D); Tammy Baldwin (D); Cory Booker (D); Tammy Duckworth (D); Chris Van Hollen (D); Mazie Hirono (D); Richard Durbin (D); Alex Padilla (D); Patty Murray (D); Tina Smith (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
Senate | Jun 22 2021 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Jul 12 2021 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
There have not been any votes on this bill