You’re absolutely wrong. Neither of the two Get laws did that or even purported to do that. It did not ever force any divorcing spouse to remove any “barrier to remarriage”. The second law effectively imposes a financial penalty if a spouse declines to remove any “barrier to remarriage”. But the law doesn’t indicate he must or force him to remove any “barrier to remarriage” as long as he’s willing to be awarded a lower portion of the marital assets as a penalty for his not removing any “barrier to remarriage”.
No one in New York is or ever was or could be found guilty of not giving a Get for any reason whatsoever. No law is ever broken for declining to give a Get. And no US court can or ever has ordered anyone to give a Get. Pressure yes, mandate no.