,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abij  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aa1 #bjac ,ms4  
,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,hirono7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect       
victims ( /alk+ f gun viol5ce4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,protect+ ,dome/ic ,viol5ce & ,/alk+    
,victims ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,addition ( 
dat+ p>tn]s & individuals subject to    
re/ra9+ ord]s  7a7 ,def9ition ,section  
#iba7;a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+        
p>agraph 7#cb7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#cb7
 ,! t]m intimate p>tn]--  7,a7 means )  
respect to a p]son1 ! sp\se ( ! p]son1 a
 =m] sp\se ( ! p]son1 an individual :o  
is a p>5t ( a *ild ( ! p]son1 & an      
individual :o cohabitates or has        
cohabit$ ) ! p]son2 &  7,b7 includes--  
7i7 a dat+ p>tn] 7z def9$ 9 section     
#bbff72 &  7ii7 any o!r p]son simil>ly  
situat$ to a sp\se :o is protect$ by !  

dome/ic or family viol5ce laws ( ! ,/ate
 or tribal jurisdiction 9 :i* ! injury  
occurr$ or :]e ! victim resides4  2 &   
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#cc77;,a77ii7--  7,a7  
by ins]t+ intimate p>tn]1 aft] =m]      
sp\se12 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ intimate      
p>tn]1 aft] a sp\se1 ea* place x appe>s4
  7b7 ,addition ( /alk+ ,section #ibb ( 
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7d7--  7,a7 9
 p>agraph 7#h77;ii71 by /rik+ or at !   
end2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#i71 by /rik+ !  
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,c7 by
 ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#i7 ! foll[+3    
7#aj7 has be5 convict$ 9 any c\rt ( a   
misdemeanor crime ( /alk+4  2 &  7#b7 9 
subsection 7g7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph       
7#h77;,c77ii71 by /rik+ or at ! end2    
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#i71 by /rik+ ! comma  
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,c7 by      
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#i7 ! foll[+3     
7#aj7 has be5 convict$ 9 any c\rt ( a   
misdemeanor crime ( /alk+1  4