United States · Bill · S
S. 479 (99th)
Crimes in Labor Disputes Act of 1985
Introduced
20 February 1985
Last action
7 May 1985 · Committee
Status
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department.
Sponsors
Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL], Sen. East, John P. [R-NC], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Rep. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID-1], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]
Subjects
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Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Crimes in Labor Disputes Act of 1985 - Establishes criminal penalties for any act of violence, threat of violence, or conspiracy to accomplish such act in a labor dispute by any person or organization.
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Timeline
20 February 1985
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
20 February 1985
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
3 May 1985
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.
Source: Committee
7 May 1985
Committee
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 20 February 1985
Sponsors
- Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. East, John P. [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Crimes in Labor Disputes Act of 1985
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/479
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- us · 99-s-479 · source updated 10 August 2026