Help close loopholes that allow domestic abusers to buy guns and break down barriers to legal remedies in sexual assault and domestic violence cases.

Lori will help close loopholes that allow domestic abusers, both physically and emotionally, to buy a gun and also break down the barriers that exist to seek legal remedy in sexual assault and domestic violence cases.

Commits to gun-safety and legal-access changes for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Representative Lori Trahan Congresswoman Lori Trahan was born and raised in a working-class family in Lowell, Massachusetts. She is the mom of two young girls and proudly represents Massachusetts' 3rd Congressional District.
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Gun Reform

The campaign site lists gun reform as one of Lori Trahan's policy priorities.

Congresswoman Lori Trahan | Proudly representing Massachusetts' 3rd Congressional District
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Congress.gov records S.2938 as becoming Public Law 117-159 on June 25, 2022. The CRS summary says the act extends federal firearms-related restrictions to people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence against a current or recent former dating partner.

The enacted Bipartisan Safer Communities Act closed part of the domestic-abuser firearms loophole by adding qualifying dating-partner domestic violence misdemeanants to federal gun restrictions.

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S.2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 299 on S.2938 as passed, 234-193, on June 24, 2022. Lori Trahan is listed as voting Yea.

Trahan voted for the final House action on the enacted gun-safety law that addressed the dating-partner domestic-abuser gun loophole.

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Roll Call 299, Bill Number: S. 2938
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Congress.gov records H.R.2471 as Public Law 117-103, enacted March 15, 2022. Its summary says the law reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act programs that prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.

VAWA reauthorization became law in 2022, addressing the promise’s domestic violence and sexual assault remedies component through renewed federal programs and protections.

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H.R.2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 66 on H.R.2471 as passed, 260-171, on March 9, 2022. Lori Trahan is listed as voting Yea.

Trahan voted for the final House vehicle that enacted VAWA reauthorization into law.

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Roll Call 66, Bill Number: H.R. 2471
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Congress.gov records H.R.4445 as Public Law 117-90, enacted March 3, 2022. Its summary says the bill invalidates arbitration agreements that stop a party from filing a lawsuit in court involving sexual assault or sexual harassment, at the election of the party alleging the conduct.

The enacted forced-arbitration law removed a legal barrier for sexual assault survivors seeking court remedies.

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H.R.4445 - Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 33 on H.R.4445 as passed, 335-97, on February 7, 2022. Lori Trahan is listed as voting Yea.

Trahan voted for the enacted bill that expanded access to court in sexual assault and sexual harassment disputes.

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Roll Call 33, Bill Number: H.R. 4445
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Congress.gov records H.R.1620 as passing the House on March 17, 2021, then being referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 24, 2022. The summary says the bill reauthorized VAWA programs, authorized new programs, changed federal firearms laws, and created new protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.

Trahan’s House supported a broader standalone VAWA bill that addressed both gun-law and legal-remedy barriers, but the standalone bill did not become law.

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H.R.1620 - Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021
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