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 not to: (1) exclude Federal jurisdiction on the ground that conduct involving force, violance, 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) chill legitimate labor activity by authorizing Federal prosecution for offenses occurring during a labor dispute not involving extortion..
Makes it a bar to a prosecution under this Act 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
Introduced in the Senate, read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 353.
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to consideration presented in Senate.
On the motion to proceed to the consideration of the bill cloture not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44-54. Record Vote No: 67.
Roll Call #67 (Senate)Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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