Safe and Open Streets Act criminalizes blocking public roads to obstruct commerce.
The Safe and Open Streets Act amends the United States Code to establish a criminal penalty for purposely obstructing, delaying, or affecting commerce by blocking public roads. The bill makes it unlawful to block public roads to interfere with commerce, with violators facing fines, imprisonment up to 5 years, or both. The bill also updates relevant section headings and tables of sections in the United States Code.
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