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H.R. 450 (97th)

Hobbs Act Amendment of 1981

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Introduced

5 January 1981

Last action

19 February 1981 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.

Sponsors

Rep. Robinson, J. Kenneth [R-VA-7], Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39], Rep. Dickinson, William L. [R-AL-2], Rep. Smith, Albert L., Jr. [R-AL-6], Rep. Loeffler, Tom [R-TX-21], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7], Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14], Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7], Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10], Rep. Crane, Daniel B. [R-IL-19], Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7], Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40], Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4], Rep. Butler, M. Caldwell [R-VA-6], Rep. Bafalis, L. A. (Skip) [R-FL-10], Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Hendon, Bill [R-NC-11], Rep. Jeffries, Jim [R-KS-2], Rep. Goldwater, Barry, Jr. [R-CA-20], Rep. Kramer, Ken [R-CO-5], Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22], Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3], Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-13], Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16], Rep. Hagedorn, Thomas M. [R-MN-2], Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3], Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8], Rep. Johnston, Eugene (Gene) [R-NC-6], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Napier, John L. [R-SC-6], Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3], Rep. O'Brien, George M. [R-IL-4], Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2], Rep. Martin, James G. [R-NC-9], Rep. Broyhill, James T. [R-NC-10], Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1], Rep. Roberts, Clint [R-SD-2], Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2], Rep. Coughlin, Lawrence [R-PA-13], Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6]

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Summary

Hobbs Act Amendment of 1981 - Amends the Hobbs Act to establish penalties for obstructing, affecting, or interfering with commerce by willfully injuring, damaging, burning, or destroying to the value of $2,000 or more any real or personal property of any person at or near any place where work or business of an employer or owner is carried on or where such employer or owner transports, stores, or maintains property for business or other purposes. States that such violation, as well as the offense of interfering with commerce by extortion, shall not be nullified or mitigated even if committed in the course of a legitimate labor dispute.

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Timeline

  1. 5 January 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 5 January 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 January 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 19 February 1981

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.

    Source: Committee

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