,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dddc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #e1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,murphy1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,durbin1   
,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,coons1
 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4       
,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,ms4 ,warren1
 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mrs4      
,murray1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mrs4         
,gillibrand1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4       
,casey1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 and ,mr4      
,menendez7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to protect more victims  
of domestic violence by preventing their
 abusers from possessing or receiving   
firearms1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,lori ,jackson ,domestic ,violence  
,survivor ,protection ,act4  #b4        
,definitions of intimate partner and    
misdemeanor crime of domestic violence  

expanded ,section #iba7;a7 of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 in paragraph 7#cb71 by striking all
 that follows after ,the term intimate  
partner and inserting the following3 -- 
7,a7 means1 with respect to a person1   
the spouse of the person1 a former      
spouse of the person1 an individual who 
is a parent of a child of the person1   
and an individual who cohabitates or has
 cohabited with the person2 and  7,b7   
includes-- 7i7 a dating partner or      
former dating partner 7as defined in    
section #bbff72 and  7ii7 any other     
person similarly situated to a spouse   
who is protected by the domestic or     
family violence laws of the ,state or   
tribal jurisdiction in which the injury 
occurred or where the victim resides4  2
 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#cc77;,a7--    
7,a7 in clause 7i71 by inserting after  
,federal1 ,state1 the following3        
municipal12 and  7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by
 inserting dating partner 7as defined in
 section #bbff71 after spouse1 each     

place it appears4  #c4 ,unlawful sale of
 firearm to a person subject to court   
order ,section #ibb7;d77#h7 of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
to read as follows3  7#h7 is subject to 
a court order described in subsection   
7g77#h72 or  4  #d4 ,list of persons    
subject to a restraining or similar     
order prohibited from possessing or     
receiving a firearm expanded ,section   
#ibb7;g77#h7 of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  7#h7 who is subject to a court
 order-- 7,a7 that was issued-- 7i7     
after a hearing of which such person    
received actual notice1 and at which    
such person had an opportunity to       
participate2 or  7ii7 in the case of an 
ex parte order1 relative to which notice
 and opportunity to be heard are        
provided-- 7,i7 within the time required
 by ,state1 tribal1 or territorial law2 
and  7,,ii7 in any event within a       
reasonable time after the order is      
issued1 sufficient to protect the due   

process rights of the person2  7,b7 that
 restrains such person from-- 7i7       
harassing1 stalking1 or threatening an  
intimate partner of such person or child
 of such intimate partner or person1 or 
engaging in other conduct that would    
place an intimate partner in reasonable 
fear of bodily injury to the partner or 
child2 or  7ii7 intimidating or         
dissuading a witness from testifying in 
court2 and  7,c7 that-- 7i7 includes a  
finding that such person represents a   
credible threat to the physical safety  
of such individual described in         
subparagraph 7,b72 or  7ii7 by its terms
 explicitly prohibits the use1 attempted
 use1 or threatened use of physical     
force against such individual described 
in subparagraph 7,b7 that would         
reasonably be expected to cause bodily  
injury2 or  4