119th Congress · introduced in the House · Aug 26, 2025
Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2025
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Latest action (Aug 26, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Aug 26, 2025)
Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2025
This bill broadens the scope of conduct that constitutes extortion under the federal criminal statute commonly known as the Hobbs Act. The Hobbs Act prohibits robbery or extortion affecting interstate commerce.
Currently, an extortion offense includes obtaining property of another through the wrongful use of force, violence, or fear. Typically, Hobbs Act violations are investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
In 1973, in United States v. Enmons, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the use of violence by union members during a strike did not constitute extortion under the Hobbs Act because its purpose —to achieve legitimate union objectives—was not wrongful.
This bill eliminates the requirement that the use of force, violence, or fear of force or violence to obtain property must be wrongful. The bill specifies that the use of fear not involving force or violence must still be wrongful.
Finally, the bill exempts from the Hobbs Act prohibition conduct that (1) is incidental to peaceful picketing during a labor dispute, (2) consists solely of minor bodily injury or property damage, and (3) is not part of a pattern of violent conduct or of coordinated violent activity. A violation involving exempted conduct is subject to prosecution by state and local authorities.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act H.R.4658 STUDENT Act H.R.4693 College Athlete Right to Organize Act H.R.4868 College Athlete Economic Freedom Act H.R.4896 Warehouse Worker Protection Act H.R.5054 Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2025 H.R.5159 Nationwide Right to Unionize Act H.R.5249 Limit on Sweeping Executive Reorganization Act H.R.5338 Union Auto W…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$240,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ness Act H.R.4658STUDENT Act H.R.4693College Athlete Right to Organize Act H.R.4868College Athlete Economic Freedom Act H.R.4896Warehouse Worker Protection Act H.R.5054Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2025 H.R.5159Nationwide Right to Unionize Act H.R.5249Limit on Sweeping Executive Reorganization Act H.R.5338Union Auto Worke…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ster Labor Contracts Act H.R. 5338: Union Auto Workers Job Protection Act H.R. 5159: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act S. 2729: Nationwide Right To Unionize Act H.R. 5054: Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2025 S. 2613: Warehouse Worker Protection Act S. 2469: College Athlete Right to Organize Act H.R. 4154: Employee Rights Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$220,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ster Labor Contracts Act H.R. 5338: Union Auto Workers Job Protection Act H.R. 5159: Nationwide Right to Unionize Act S. 2729: Nationwide Right To Unionize Act H.R. 5054: Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2025 S. 2613: Warehouse Worker Protection Act S. 2469: College Athlete Right to Organize Act H.R. 4366: Save Local Business…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing