HR 4256
116th 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 2019
Introduced: September 9, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sep 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 9, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2019
This bill revises provisions commonly known as the Hobbs Act that prohibit obstructing (or attempting or conspiring to obstruct) interstate commerce by means of robbery or extortion.
Specifically, the bill exempts from the prohibition conduct that (1) is incidental to otherwise peaceful picketing during a labor dispute; (2) consists solely of minor bodily injury, minor property damage, or threats of such minor injury or damage; and (3) is not part of a pattern of violent conduct or of a coordinated violent activity. Such exempted conduct is subject to prosecution only by state and local authorities.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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