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S. 56 (103rd)
A bill to redefine extortion for purposes of the Hobbs Act.
Introduced
21 January 1993
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the Hobbs Act to redefine the term "extortion" to mean obtaining the property of another: (1) by threatening or placing another person in fear that any person will be subjected to bodily injury or kidnapping or that property will be damaged; or (2) under color of official right. States that the coincidence of a labor dispute and an act of bodily injury to a person (or damage to property) does not constitute prima facie evidence that property was obtained by extortion.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 January 1993
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 January 1993
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 January 1993
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/56
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/s/56