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.
Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that the defendant's conduct: (1) was incidental to peaceful picketing in the course of a legitimate labor dispute; (2) consisted solely of minor bodily injury or property damage; or (3) was not intended to extort property.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Separation of Powers.
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Subcommittee on Separation of Powers. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-161.
Subcommittee on Separation of Powers. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1009.
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
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