I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2216 
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 
MAY 1, 2015 
Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. ESTY, Mr. FARR, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HIMES, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. LARSEN 
of Washington, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY 
of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, and Mr. TAKANO) introduced the fol-
lowing 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 ‘‘Protecting Domestic 
Violence and Stalking Victims Act’’. 
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ily injury to such individual, including an 
order that 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 
‘‘(ii) intimidating or dissuading a wit-
ness from testifying in court; and’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘intimate partner or child’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘individual 
described in subparagraph (B)’’; 
(B) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘that’’ be-
fore ‘‘includes’’; and 
(C) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘that’’ be-
fore ‘‘by its’’. 
SEC. 5. STALKING PROHIBITIONS. 
(a) SALES OR OTHER DISPOSITIONS OF FIREARMS 
OR AMMUNITION.—Section 922(d) of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by section 3 of this Act, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(8); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of— 
‘‘(A) a misdemeanor crime of stalking 
under Federal, State, territorial, or tribal law; 
or 
‘‘(B) a crime that involves conduct which 
would be prohibited by section 2261A if com-
mitted within the special maritime and terri-
torial jurisdiction of the United States.’’. 
(b) POSSESSION, ETC., OF FIREARMS OR AMMUNI-
TION.—Section 922(g) of such title, as amended by section 
4 of this Act, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(8); 
(2) by striking the comma at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of— 
‘‘(A) a misdemeanor crime of stalking 
under Federal, State, territorial, or tribal law; 
or 
‘‘(B) a crime that involves conduct which 
would be prohibited by section 2261A if com-
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mitted within the special maritime and terri-
torial jurisdiction of the United States,’’. 
Æ 
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