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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, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2044| Senate 
| Updated: 10/31/2017
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (19)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the prohibition on firearm sale or transfer to or purchase or possession by an individual who is subject to a court order that restrains the individual from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of an intimate partner. Specifically, the bill revises the elements of a qualifying court order. It also broadens the definition of "intimate partner" to include a dating partner or former dating partner.
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Timeline
Oct 31, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Oct 31, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 17, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4186
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • October 31, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 31, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 17, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4186
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4186: To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-2670: To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes.
Assault and harassment offensesDomestic violence and child abuseEvidence and witnessesFirearms and explosives

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, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2044| Senate 
| Updated: 10/31/2017
Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the prohibition on firearm sale or transfer to or purchase or possession by an individual who is subject to a court order that restrains the individual from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of an intimate partner. Specifically, the bill revises the elements of a qualifying court order. It also broadens the definition of "intimate partner" to include a dating partner or former dating partner.
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Timeline
Oct 31, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Oct 31, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 17, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4186
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • October 31, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 31, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 17, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4186
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (19)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4186: To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-2670: To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesDomestic violence and child abuseEvidence and witnessesFirearms and explosives