HR-3207 : Still Just a Bill

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.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2017-08-03CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.House committee actions
2017-07-12IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.House floor actions
2017-07-12IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Debbie Dingell [D] (MI-12)
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Policy Area :

Crime and Law Enforcement
See Subjects
  • Assault and harassment offenses
  • Crime prevention
  • Crime victims
  • Domestic violence and child abuse
  • Firearms and explosives

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