A bill to amend section 1951 of title 18 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 3 February 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 February 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 March 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Separation of Powers.

   Source: Committee

4. 7 March 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.

   Source: Committee

5. 23 March 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Separation of Powers. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-161.

   Source: Committee

6. 19 July 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Separation of Powers. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.

   Source: Committee

7. 25 October 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

8. 30 April 1984

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

9. 1 May 1984

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1009.

   Source: Committee

10. 5 June 1984

    Committee

    Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 3 February 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. East, John P. [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Mattingly, Mack [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
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