House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 29, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 29, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5314.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PERRY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 140, August 29, 2023, Page H4212):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Eliminates the judicially-created loophole that exempts union-related violence and extortion from prosecution under the Hobbs Act.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 29, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 228 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5314, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5314
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 13, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Michael Cloud (R-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Bob Good (R-VA), Andrew Ogles (R-TN).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Scott Perry.
- H.R. 4132 (118th) Falun Gong Protection Act
- H.Con.Res. 83 (118th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band…
- H.Con.Res. 15 (118th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band…
- H.R. 6277 (118th) FASTA Reform Act of 2023
- H.R. 6276 (118th) USE IT Act of 2023
- H.R. 1162 (118th) Accountability for Government Censorship Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.