S 2159 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2003

Introduced Mar 3, 2004 Originated Senate Sponsor Jeff Sessions R-AL

Latest action · Mar 3, 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedMar 3, 2004
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2004 to Jun 15, 2004; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-OK	Don Nickles	Original	Mar 3, 2004
R-AZ	Jon Kyl	Original	Mar 3, 2004
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi	Original	Mar 3, 2004
R-KY	Mitch McConnell	Original	Mar 3, 2004
R-MS	Trent Lott		Jun 15, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
Senate	Judiciary Committee	Referred Mar 3, 2004

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 3, 2004Introduced in Senate
Mar 3, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1870	Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2003	Identical bill	May 5, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: A bill to amend section 1951 of title 18, United States Code (commonly known as the Hobbs Act), and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Mar 3, 2004Introduced in Senate

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