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HR 2537 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against property Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Labor-management relations Organized crime Violent crime

Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2009

Introduced: May 21, 2009 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 12, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 21, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2009 - 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 June 12, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jun 26, 2009
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 21, 2009
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2537: Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2537/
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"H.R. 2537: Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2537/.
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H.R. 2537, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2537/.
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