US Congress Senate Bill 3178 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on May 15 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-05-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2012 - 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.

Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2012

Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]

Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]

Sen. James Risch [R-ID]

Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-05-15	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB4074 (Same As) 2012-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3178/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3178/BILLS-112s3178is.pdf