House Bill 3207
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 12, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
3207
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act
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 former intimate partner.
The bill makes it a crime to knowingly sell or dispose of a firearm to a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking. It also makes it a crime for such convicted stalker to receive or possess a firearm.
July 12, 2017
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08/03/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
07/12/2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
07/12/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
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Jan 11, 2023 1:37:27 PM