,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjbe ,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1 ,mr4      
,budd1 and ,mr4 ,cassidy7 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