US Congress House Bill 2021 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 18)
Status: Introduced on May 16 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-06-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2013 - Amends the Hobbs Act to authorize imposition of a fine of up to $100,000, 20 years' imprisonment, or both for: (1) obstructing, delaying, or affecting commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce by robbery or extortion (or attempting or conspiring to do so); and (2) threatening physical violence to any person or property in furtherance of a plan or purpose to interfere with commerce by threats or violence. Makes provisions regarding any such interference inapplicable to conduct that: (1) is incidental to otherwise peaceful picketing during the course of 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 part of a pattern of violent conduct or of coordinated violent activity. Subjects such conduct to prosecution only by the appropriate state and local authorities.

To amend section 1951 of title 18, United States Code (commonly known as the Hobbs Act), and for other purposes.

Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. Kerry Bentivolio [R-MI]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]
Rep. Stephen Fincher [R-TN]	Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]
Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]
Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Stockman [R-TX]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]
Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2013-05-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB2535 (Related) 2014-06-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2021/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2021/BILLS-113hr2021ih.pdf