Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that classifies rioting as a type of racketeering under criminal law.

Highlights:

• Classifies rioting as an act of racketeering (Sec. 2).

• Defines rioting as an act of two or more people disturbing the peace or damaging the property of another person (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that one person commits a conspiracy without direct action if another party commits an overt act of offense (Sec. 1). 

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