U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9983: Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
Status: In committee, July 30, 2026
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 purposes.
What the bill says
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 purposes.
From the introduced text, July 30, 2026:
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 purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Congress has the responsibility to keep the populace of the United States safe, and domestic gun violence is a significant threat to the well-being of the United States. (2) Each year in the United States, more than 900 women are shot and killed by an intimate partner. More women are killed in the United States by domestic partners than by any other type of assailant, and most of these homicides are committed with firearms. (3) Nearly 6,000,000 women alive in the United States today report having a gun used on them by a domestic partner. (4) Seven in 10 intimate partner homicides in the United States are committed with a firearm. If a woman has an abusive male partner who has access to a firearm, the woman is 5 times more likely to be killed than she would be if the abusive male partner did not have access to a firearm. (5) Perpetrators of intimate partner violence are far more likely to commit …
Sponsors
- James Himes (D, HD-004) · primary sponsor
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Deborah Ross (D, HD-002)
- Gwen Moore (D, HD-004)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D, HD-008)
- Jonathan Jackson (D, HD-001)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, HD-012)
- Betty McCollum (D, HD-004)
- Mike Quigley (D, HD-005)
- Seth Moulton (D, HD-006)
- Stephen Lynch (D, HD-008)
- Don Beyer (D, HD-008)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Common questions
- What is HB9983?
- HB9983 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act.
- What does HB9983 do?
- In its own words: 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 purposes.
- What is the status of HB9983?
- In committee as of July 30, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (July 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9983?
- James Himes (D, HD-004), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9983?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9983
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