Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
The Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act expands federal firearm restrictions to include individuals subject to any domestic violence restraining order, including temporary or emergency orders issued without the abuser's presence. It broadens the legal definition of an "intimate partner" to cover dating partners and other relationships protected by state laws, closing previous loopholes that allowed some abusers to keep guns. The bill also creates a federal grant program for states and tribes to fund the removal, storage, and return of firearms from individuals subject to these orders, requiring them to partner with local domestic violence service providers to ensure victim safety.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2026
Committee Review
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Introduced Jul 30, 2026
Last action Jul 30, 2026
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Jul 30, 2026
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Jul 30, 2026
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Angela D. Alsobrooks
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
Co
Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
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