Nearly one out of every three American women have reported being assaulted, beaten or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their life. Similarly, nearly 1,200 American women, or one-third of all female homicide victims, are killed by current or former husbands and boyfriends. Perhaps somewhere in excess of 3 million American women are physically abused by their husbands or live-in partners each year. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injuries to women, eclipsing car crashes, muggings and rapes combined. Family violence costs the nation at least $6 billion annually in medical expenses, police and court costs, shelters, foster care, sick leave, absenteeism and loss of productivity. More than 3 million stalking incidents are reported to authorities in an average year. In reports by stalking victims, nearly 70% were stalked by an intimate partner, while 13% were stalked by a stranger. Nearly 70% of women killed by a stalker were intimate with their murderer in the prior year.

Proposed Legislation: Reintroduction of S.3303 - Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act (118th Congress 2023-2024)
Prospective Sponsor: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT)

• I oppose reforming current domestic violence policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Leader John Thune (SD).
• I support establishing a new grant program to help state and local governments implement policies that keep firearms out of the hands of domestic violence perpetrators while they are subject to a temporary or emergency restraining order by:
  
  1.) Requiring a domestic violence abuser to surrender or sell any firearm or ammunition in their possession.
  
  2.) Revoking their permit or license to purchase, possess or carry a firearm or ammunition while the restraining order is in effect.
  
  3.) Requiring a background check to be performed before any firearm or ammunition is returned to the person subject to the restraining order.
  
  And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.