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Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-527| Senate 
| Updated: 3/2/2021
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (38)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021 This bill establishes new federal firearms restrictions for individuals who are convicted of misdemeanor stalking offenses. The bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting a firearm or ammunition. Specifically, it adds a new category of prohibited persons: persons convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking. The term misdemeanor crime of stalking means a misdemeanor stalking offense under federal, state, tribal, or municipal law and a course of harassment, intimidation, or surveillance of another person that (1) places such person in reasonable fear of harm to themselves, an immediate family member, a household member, or a spouse or intimate partner (including a current or former dating partner); or (2) causes emotional distress to such person. The bill also specifically prohibits dating partners who are convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or who are subject to certain restraining orders from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting a firearm or ammunition. Currently, such restrictions generally only apply to spouses, co-parents, and cohabitants.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-120
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2019
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 2, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1906
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-120
    Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2019


  • March 2, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 2, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • May 18, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1906
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1906: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021
  • S 117-1155: Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2021
  • HR 117-1620: Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021
  • HR 117-1494: Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act
Assault and harassment offensesCrime preventionCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDomestic violence and child abuseFirearms and explosivesLawyers and legal services

Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-527| Senate 
| Updated: 3/2/2021
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021 This bill establishes new federal firearms restrictions for individuals who are convicted of misdemeanor stalking offenses. The bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting a firearm or ammunition. Specifically, it adds a new category of prohibited persons: persons convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking. The term misdemeanor crime of stalking means a misdemeanor stalking offense under federal, state, tribal, or municipal law and a course of harassment, intimidation, or surveillance of another person that (1) places such person in reasonable fear of harm to themselves, an immediate family member, a household member, or a spouse or intimate partner (including a current or former dating partner); or (2) causes emotional distress to such person. The bill also specifically prohibits dating partners who are convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or who are subject to certain restraining orders from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting a firearm or ammunition. Currently, such restrictions generally only apply to spouses, co-parents, and cohabitants.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-120
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2019
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 2, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1906
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-120
    Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2019


  • March 2, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 2, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • May 18, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1906
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (38)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1906: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021
  • S 117-1155: Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2021
  • HR 117-1620: Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021
  • HR 117-1494: Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesCrime preventionCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDomestic violence and child abuseFirearms and explosivesLawyers and legal services