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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1177 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic 
violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving fire-
arms, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2013 
Mrs. CAPPS introduced the following bill; which was 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 pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Domestic Violence Sur-
vivor Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS OF ‘‘INTIMATE PARTNER’’ AND ‘‘MIS-
DEMEANOR CRIME OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE’’ 
EXPANDED. 
Section 921(a) title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (32), by striking ‘‘and an indi-
vidual who cohabitates or has cohabited with the 
person.’’ and inserting ‘‘or a dating partner (as de-
fined in section 2266) or former dating partner.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (33)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘has cohabited 
with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guard-
ian,’’; and 
(B) by inserting, ‘‘, or by a dating partner 
(as defined in section 2266) or former dating 
partner of the victim’’ before the period. 
SEC. 3. LIST OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO A RESTRAINING OR 
SIMILAR ORDER PROHIBITED FROM POS-
SESSING OR RECEIVING A FIREARM EX-
PANDED. 
Section 922(g)(8) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and 
amending them to read as follows: 
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‘‘(A)(i) in the case of conduct described in 
subparagraph (B)(i), was issued after a hear-
ing; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of conduct described in 
clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (B), was 
issued after a hearing of which such person re-
ceived actual notice, and at which such person 
had an opportunity to participate; 
‘‘(B) restrains such person from— 
‘‘(i) harassing, stalking, or threat-
ening an intimate partner of such person, 
a child of such intimate partner or person, 
a family member even if the family mem-
ber had never cohabited with such person, 
an individual who cohabitates or cohabited 
with the person, or an elderly or dependent 
adult, or engaging in other conduct that 
would place an individual described in this 
clause in reasonable fear of bodily injury to 
such individual, or in the case of an inti-
mate partner, reasonable fear or bodily in-
jury to the partner or child; 
‘‘(ii) harassing, stalking, threatening 
or engaging in other conduct that would 
put an individual in reasonable fear of bod-
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ily injury to such individual, including an 
order which was issued at the request of 
an employer on behalf of its employee or at 
the request of an institution of higher edu-
cation on behalf of its student; or 
‘‘(iii) intimidating or dissuading a wit-
ness from testifying in court; and’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘intimate 
partner or child’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘individual described in subparagraph (B)’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply— 
(1) to a court order issued on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and to a court order 
in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) to a misdemeanor crime of domestic vio-
lence committed on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
Æ 
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