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HR 2720 103th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Forced labor Organized crime Slavery

To amend title 18, United States Code, to include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates.

Introduced: July 23, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Aug 9, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
Jul 23, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jul 23, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5046)
Jul 23, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to include peonage and slavery offenses as predicates to a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

What's happening now August 9, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7 Republican 2 Independent 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 21, 1994
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 22, 1994
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 10, 1993
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 26, 1993
BUYER, STEPHEN
· Oct 26, 1993
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 28, 1993
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 28, 1993
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 14, 1993
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Aug 4, 1993
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 4, 1993
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Aug 4, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2720: To amend title 18, United States Code, to include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2720/
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"H.R. 2720: To amend title 18, United States Code, to include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2720/.
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H.R. 2720, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2720/.
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