[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4245 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4245

   To amend section 1964 of title 18, United States Code, to provide 
                  protection for nonviolent advocacy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 1998

    Mr. Shadegg (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Hyde) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend section 1964 of title 18, United States Code, to provide 
                  protection for nonviolent advocacy.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civil RICO Clarification Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.

    The Constitutional authority upon which this Act rests is the power 
of Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the 
several States, set forth in article I, section 8 of the United States 
Constitution.

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF CIVIL RICO.

    Section 1964 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(e) No action may be commenced under subsection (c) of this 
section based on any racketeering activity consisting of an act or 
threat involving extortion.''.

SEC. 4. APPLICATION TO PENDING CASES.

    The amendment made by this Act shall apply to cases pending 
(including those pending in appellate proceedings) on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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