,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ac1 
#bjbc,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,blackburn7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to establish a criminal  
penalty for interfering with commerce by
 blocking public roads4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,safe and ,open ,streets ,act4  #b4     
,crime of interference with commerce by 
blocking public roads  7a7 ,in general  
,section #aiea of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subsections 7b7 and 7c7 as
 subsections 7c7 and 7d71 respectively2 
and  7#b7 by inserting after subsection 
7a7 the following3  7b7 ,interference   
with commerce by blocking public roads  
7#a7 ,offense ,it shall be unlawful to1 
in any way or degree1 purposely         
obstruct1 delay1 or affect commerce or  

the movement of any article or commodity
 in commerce by blocking a public road  
or highway1 or to attempt or conspire so
 to do4  7#b7 ,penalty ,any person who  
violates paragraph 7#a7 shall be fined  
under this title1 imprisoned not more   
than #e years1 or both4  4  7b7         
,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,section   
heading ,the heading of section #aiea of
 title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by striking by threats or       
violence4  7#b7 ,table of sections ,the 
table of sections for chapter #ie of    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking the item relating to
 section #aiea and inserting the        
following3  #aiea4 ,interference with   
commerce4  4  7#c7 ,cross references    
7,a7 ,title #e1 ,united ,states ,code   
,section #hccb7o77#b77;,b77xx7 of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by
 striking by threats of violence4  7,b7 
,title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code ,part 
,i of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 
is amended-- 7i7 in section #aifa7a71 by

 striking 1 robbery1 or extortion2 and  
7ii7 in section #beaf7a77;c71 by        
striking by threats or violence4