United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2163 (105th)
Freedom From Union Violence Act of 1997
Introduced
15 July 1997
Last action
21 July 1997 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Sponsors
Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10], Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4], Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2], Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Miller, Dan [R-FL-13], Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15]
Subjects
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Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Freedom From Union Violence Act of 1997 - Amends the Hobbs Act to make it wrongful to use actual or threatened force, violence, or fear in order to achieve an otherwise legitimate labor relations objective, other than that use which: (1) is incidental to otherwise peaceful picketing during 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 a part of a pattern of violent conduct or of coordinated violent activity.
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Timeline
15 July 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
15 July 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 July 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 July 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 15 July 1997 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Dan [R-FL-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2163
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2163
- us · 105-hr-2163 · source updated 21 August 2025