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S 2189 97th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Criminal law Destruction of property Extortion Labor and Employment Labor disputes Lockouts

A bill to amend section 1951 of title 18 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 10, 1982 See on congress.gov
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Mar 10, 1982
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 10, 1982
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Hobbs Act to redefine "extortion" to mean obtaining property from another with consent by use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear thereof, or wrongful use of fear not involving force or violence, or under color of official right.

Expresses congressional intent: (1) not to exclude Federal jurisdiction on the ground that conduct involving force, violence, or fear thereof, takes place in the course of a legitimate business or labor dispute, or on the ground that the conduct violates State or local law; or (2) not to chill legitimate labor activity by authorizing Federal prosecution for offenses occurring during a labor dispute not involving extortion.

What's happening now March 10, 1982

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 9, 1982
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2189: A bill to amend section 1951 of title 18 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-2189/
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"S. 2189: A bill to amend section 1951 of title 18 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-2189/.
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S. 2189, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-2189/.
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