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S.1539: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced July 12, 2017
- Latest Major Action March 20, 2018
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
30 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - July 12, 2017
Bill Summary
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to: state that the term "intimate partner" includes a dating partner and any other person subject to a protection order under state domestic or family violence law; and expand the term "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" to include the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, by a current or...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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March 20, 2018 |
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
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July 12, 2017 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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July 12, 2017 |
Introduced in the Senate by Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) |