,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #af1 #bjac ,mr4  
,br\n ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,f9*]1
 ,mr4 ,/ockman1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\?     
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,flem+1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 
,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,s\!rl&1 ,mr4 ,pe>ce1 
& ,mr4 ,we/morel&7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d section  
#aiea ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code  
7commonly kn[n z ! ,hobbs ,act71 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,fre$om ,f ,union       
,viol5ce ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,int]f]5ce )
 comm]ce by ?reats or viol5ce ,section  
#aiea ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #aiea4      
,int]f]5ce ) comm]ce by ?reats or       
viol5ce  7a7 ,prohibition ,except z     
provid$ 9 subsection 7c71 :oev] 9 any   
way or degree ob/ructs1 delays1 or      
affects comm]ce or ! movem5t ( any      
article or commodity 9 comm]ce1 by      
robb]y or extortion1 or attempts or     

conspires s to d1 or commits or ?reat5s 
physical viol5ce to any p]son or prop]ty
 9 fur!rance ( a plan or purpose to d   
any?+ 9 violation ( ?is section1 %all be
 f9$ n m ?an #ajj1jjj1 imprison$ = a t]m
 ( n m ?an #bj ye>s1 or bo?4  7b7       
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is section-- 
7#a7 ! t]m comm]ce means any--  7,a7    
comm]ce )9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or   
any t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates2  7,b7 comm]ce betwe5 any po9t 9 
a ,/ate1 t]ritory1 possession1 or !     
,di/rict ( ,columbia & any po9t outside 
!re(2  7,c7 comm]ce betwe5 po9ts )9 !   
same ,/ate ?r\gh any place outside t    
,/ate2 &  7,d7 o!r comm]ce ov] :i* !    
,unit$ ,/ates has jurisdiction2  7#b7 ! 
t]m extortion means ! obta9+ ( prop]ty f
 any p]son1 ) ! cons5t ( t p]son1 if t  
cons5t is induc$--  7,a7 by actual or   
?reat5$ use ( =ce or viol5ce1 or fe>    
!re(2  7,b7 by wrongful use ( fe> n     
involv+ =ce or viol5ce2 or  7,c7 "u     
color ( (ficial "r2  7#c7 ! t]m labor   
dispute has ! same mean+ z 9 section    

#b7i7 ( ! ,national ,labor ,relations   
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aeb7i772 &  7#d7 ! 
t]m robb]y means ! unlawful tak+ or     
obta9+ ( p]sonal prop]ty f ! p]son or 9 
! pres5ce ( ano!r1 aga9/ 8 or h] w1 by  
means ( actual or ?reat5$ =ce or        
viol5ce1 or fe> ( injury1 imm$iate or   
future--  7,a7 to 8 or h] p]son or      
prop]ty1 or prop]ty 9 8 or h] cu/ody or 
possession2 or  7,b7 to ! p]son or      
prop]ty ( a relative or memb] ( 8 or h] 
family1 or ( anyone 9 8 or h] company at
 ! "t ( ! tak+ or obta9+4  7c7 ,exempt$ 
conduct  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subsection 7a7  
does n apply to any conduct t--  7,a7 is
 incid5tal to o!rwise peaceful picket+  
dur+ ! c\rse ( a labor dispute2  7,b7   
consi/s solely ( m9or bodily injury1 or 
m9or damage to prop]ty1 or ?reat or fe> 
( su* m9or injury or damage2 &  7,c7 is 
n "p ( a patt]n ( viol5t conduct or (   
coord9at$ viol5t activity4  7#b7 ,/ate &
 local jurisdiction ,any violation ( ?is
 section t involves any conduct describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be subject to     

prosecution only by ! appropriate ,/ate 
& local au?orities4  7d7 ,effect on o!r 
law ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be         
con/ru$--  7#a7 to repeal1 am5d1 or     
o!rwise affect--  7,a7 section #f ( !   
,clayton ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ag72  7,b7
 section #bj ( ! ,clayton ,act 7#bi     
,u4,s4,c4 #eb72  7,c7 any provision ( ! 
,norris-,la,guardia ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#aja et seq472  7,d7 any provision ( !  
,national ,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq472 or  7,e7 any   
provision ( ! ,railway ,labor ,act 7#de 
,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq472 or  7#b7 to    
preclude ,f$]al jurisdiction ov] any    
violation ( ?is section1 on ! basis t ! 
conduct at issue--  7,a7 is also a      
violation ( ,/ate or local law2 or  7,b7
 occurr$ dur+ ! c\rse ( a labor dispute 
or 9 pursuit ( a legitimate bus9ess or  
labor objective4  4