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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4443 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 5, 2020 

Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. 

MARKEY, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. COONS, Mr. BOOKER, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. 

MURRAY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. 

CASEY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Mr. MENENDEZ) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lori Jackson Domestic 

5 Violence Survivor Protection Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS OF ‘‘INTIMATE PARTNER’’ AND ‘‘MIS2 DEMEANOR CRIME OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE’’ 

3 EXPANDED. 

4 Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (32), by striking all that fol7 lows after ‘‘The term ‘intimate partner’ ’’ and insert8 ing the following: ‘‘— 

9 ‘‘(A) means, with respect to a person, the 

10 spouse of the person, a former spouse of the person, 

11 an individual who is a parent of a child of the per12 son, and an individual who cohabitates or has 

13 cohabited with the person; and 

14 ‘‘(B) includes— 

15 ‘‘(i) a dating partner or former dating 

16 partner (as defined in section 2266); and 

17 ‘‘(ii) any other person similarly situated to 

18 a spouse who is protected by the domestic or 

19 family violence laws of the State or tribal juris20 diction in which the injury occurred or where 

21 the victim resides.’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (33)(A)— 

23 (A) in clause (i), by inserting after ‘‘Fed24 eral, State,’’ the following: ‘‘municipal,’’; and 


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1 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘dating 

2 partner (as defined in section 2266),’’ after 

3 ‘‘spouse,’’ each place it appears. 

4 SEC. 3. UNLAWFUL SALE OF FIREARM TO A PERSON SUB5 JECT TO COURT ORDER. 

6 Section 922(d)(8) of title 18, United States Code, is 

7 amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(8) is subject to a court order described in 

9 subsection (g)(8); or’’. 

10 SEC. 4. LIST OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO A RESTRAINING OR 

11 SIMILAR ORDER PROHIBITED FROM POS12 SESSING OR RECEIVING A FIREARM EX13 PANDED. 

14 Section 922(g)(8) of title 18, United States Code, is 

15 amended to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(8) who is subject to a court order— 

17 ‘‘(A) that was issued— 

18 ‘‘(i) after a hearing of which such per19 son received actual notice, and at which 

20 such person had an opportunity to partici21 pate; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) in the case of an ex parte order, 

23 relative to which notice and opportunity to 

24 be heard are provided— 


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1 ‘‘(I) within the time required by 

2 State, tribal, or territorial law; and 

3 ‘‘(II) in any event within a rea4 sonable time after the order is issued, 

5 sufficient to protect the due process 

6 rights of the person; 

7 ‘‘(B) that restrains such person from— 

8 ‘‘(i) harassing, stalking, or threat9 ening an intimate partner of such person 

10 or child of such intimate partner or person, 

11 or engaging in other conduct that would 

12 place an intimate partner in reasonable 

13 fear of bodily injury to the partner or 

14 child; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) intimidating or dissuading a wit16 ness from testifying in court; and 

17 ‘‘(C) that— 

18 ‘‘(i) includes a finding that such per19 son represents a credible threat to the 

20 physical safety of such individual described 

21 in subparagraph (B); or 

22 ‘‘(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits 

23 the use, attempted use, or threatened use 

24 of physical force against such individual 

25 described in subparagraph (B) that would 


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1 reasonably be expected to cause bodily in2 jury; or’’. 

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