,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aijf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #af1 #bjba,mr4   
,br[n introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code to prohibit p]sons convict$
 ( misdemeanor crimes aga9/ dat+ p>tn]s 
& p]sons subject to protection ord]s f  
possess+ fire>ms1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,protect+ ,dome/ic ,viol5ce & ,/alk+    
,victims ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,prohibit+  
p]sons convict$ ( misdemeanor crimes    
aga9/ dat+ p>tn]s & p]sons subject to   
protection ord]s ,section #iba7;a7 (    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#cb71 by /rik+ 
all t foll[s aft] ,! t]m intimate p>tn] 
& ins]t+ ! foll[+3 -- 7,a7 means1 )     
respect to a p]son1 ! sp\se ( ! p]son1 a
 =m] sp\se ( ! p]son1 an individual :o  
is a p>5t ( a *ild ( ! p]son1 & an      
individual :o cohabitates or has        
cohabit$ ) ! p]son2 &  7,b7 includes--  

7i7 a dat+ p>tn] or =m] 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;,a7-- 7,a7 9 clause 7i71 by      
ins]t+ aft] ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ! foll[+3    
municipal12 &  7,b7 9 clause 7ii71 by   
ins]t+ intimate p>tn]1 aft] sp\se1 ea*  
place x appe>s2  7#c7 by r$esignat+     
p>agraphs 7#cd7 & 7#ce7 z p>agraphs     
7#ce7 & 7#cf7 respectively2 &  7#d7 by  
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#cc7 ! foll[+3    
7#cd7 7,a7 ,! t]m misdemeanor crime (   
/alk+ means an (f5se t-- 7i7 is a       
misdemeanor crime ( /alk+ "u ,f$]al1    
,/ate1 ,tribal1 or municipal law2 &     
7ii7 is a c\rse ( h>assm5t1             
intimidation1 or surveillance ( ano!r   
p]son t-- 7,i7 places t p]son 9         
reasonable fe> ( mat]ial h>m to ! heal? 
or safety (-- 7aa7 t p]son2  7bb7 an    
imm$iate family memb] 7z def9$ 9 section

 #aae7 ( t p]son2  7cc7 a h\sehold memb]
 ( t p]son2 or  7dd7 a sp\se or intimate
 p>tn] ( t p]son2 or  7,,ii7 causes1    
attempts to cause1 or w\ld reasonably be
 expect$ to cause emotional di/ress to a
 p]son describ$ 9 item 7aa71 7bb71 7cc71
 or 7dd7 ( subclause 7,i74  7,b7 ,a     
p]son %all n be consid]$ to h be5       
convict$ ( su* an (f5se = purposes ( ?is
 *apt]1 unless-- 7i7 ! p]son 0 repres5t$
 by c\nsel 9 ! case1 or kn[+ly &        
intellig5tly waiv$ ! "r to c\nsel 9 !   
case2 &  7ii7 9 ! case ( a prosecution =
 an (f5se describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph = :i* 
a p]son 0 entitl$ to a jury trial 9 !   
jurisdiction 9 :i* ! case 0 tri$1 ei!r--
 7,i7 ! case 0 tri$ by a jury2 or       
7,,ii7 ! p]son kn[+ly & intellig5tly    
waiv$ ! "r to h ! case tri$ by a jury1  
by guilty plea or o!rwise4  7,c7 ,a     
p]son %all n be consid]$ to h be5       
convict$ ( su* an (f5se = purposes ( ?is
 *apt] if ! conviction has be5 expung$  
or set aside1 or is an (f5se = :i* !    
p]son has be5 p>don$ or has _h civil    

rights re/or$ 7if ! law ( ! applicable  
jurisdiction provides = ! loss ( civil  
rights "u su* an (f5se7 unless ! p>don1 
expungem5t1 or re/oration ( civil rights
 expressly provides t ! p]son may n %ip1
 transport1 possess1 or receive fire>ms4
  4  #c4 ,prohibit+ /alk]s & individuals
 subject to c\rt ord] f possess+ a      
fire>m ,section #ibb ( title #ah1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9        
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#h71  
by /rik+ t re/ra9s su* p]son & all t    
foll[s1 & ins]t+ describ$ 9 subsection  
7g77#h722  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 :o has be5 convict$ 9 any
 c\rt ( a misdemeanor crime ( /alk+4  2 
&  7#b7 9 subsection 7g7-- 7,a7 by am5d+
 p>agraph 7#h7 to read z foll[s3  7#h7  
:o is subject to a c\rt ord]-- 7,a7 t 0 
issu$-- 7i7 aft] a he>+ ( :i* su* p]son 
receiv$ actual notice1 & at :i* su*     
p]son _h an opportunity to p>ticipate2  
or  7ii7 9 ! case ( an ex p>te ord]1    

relative to :i* notice & opportunity to 
be he>d are provid$-- 7,i7 )9 ! "t      
requir$ by ,/ate1 ,tribal1 or t]ritorial
 law2 &  7,,ii7 9 any ev5t )9 a         
reasonable "t aft] ! ord] is issu$1     
suffici5t to protect ! due process      
rights ( ! p]son2  7,b7 t re/ra9s su*   
p]son f-- 7i7 h>ass+1 /alk+1 or ?reat5+ 
an intimate p>tn] ( su* p]son or *ild ( 
su* intimate p>tn] or p]son1 or engag+ 9
 o!r conduct t w\ld place an intimate   
p>tn] 9 reasonable fe> ( bodily injury  
to ! p>tn] or *ild2 or  7ii7 intimidat+ 
or dissuad+ a witness f te/ify+ 9 c\rt2 
&  7,c7 t-- 7i7 includes a f9d+ t su*   
p]son repres5ts a cr$ible ?reat to !    
physical safety ( su* individual        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b72 or  7ii7 by
 its t]ms explicitly prohibits ! use1   
attempt$ use1 or ?reat5$ use ( physical 
=ce aga9/ su* individual describ$ 9     
subp>agraph 7,b7 t w\ld reasonably be   
expect$ to cause bodily injury2  2  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 :o  
has be5 convict$ 9 any c\rt ( a         
misdemeanor crime ( /alk+1  4