Law bans guns for people who hurt dating partners.
S. 5201 — Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act · Filed by Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) · 21 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 30, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill stops people who hurt dating partners from owning guns. It closes a gap that let abusers keep guns when courts gave quick orders. The bill gives money to states and tribes. They use it to take guns away and store them when courts issue orders.
Who it affects
Domestic violence victims get more protection because abusers lose access to guns. Law enforcement and victim service groups get money to carry out the new rules.
One thing to notice
The bill expands who counts as an intimate partner. It now includes dating partners and ex-dating partners. Courts must take guns away when they issue quick orders. But states may define reasonable time in different ways.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
21 cosponsors: 21 Democrats.
- Jul 30, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 30, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- intimate partner — A spouse, ex-spouse, dating partner, ex-dating partner, or parent of a shared child.
- abusers — People who hurt or control someone they are in a relationship with.
- quick orders — Court orders issued fast to stop someone from causing harm right away.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (15,505 characters) on Aug 2, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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