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S 2159 108th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Assault Commerce Conspiracy Extortion Interstate commerce Labor and Employment Labor disputes Larceny Picketing Prosecution Sentences (Criminal procedure) Transportation and Public Works Violence

Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2003

Introduced: March 3, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 3, 2004
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2003 - Amends the Hobbs Act to authorize imposition of a fine of up to $100,000, 20 years imprisonment, or both for: (1) obstructing, delaying, or affecting commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce by robbery or extortion (or attempting or conspiring to do so); and (2) threatening physical violence to any person or property in furtherance of a plan or purpose to interfere with commerce by threats or violence.

Makes provisions regarding any such interference inapplicable to conduct that: (1) is incidental to otherwise peaceful picketing during the course of a labor dispute; (2) consists solely of minor bodily injury, or minor damage to property, or threat or fear of such minor injury or damage; and (3) is not part of a pattern of violent conduct or of coordinated violent activity. Subjects such conduct to prosecution only by the appropriate State and local authorities.

What's happening now March 3, 2004

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1870 Identical bill Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2003
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Mar 3, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2159: Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2159/
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"S. 2159: Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2159/.
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S. 2159, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2159/.
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