Speech #870013706

In June 1958 the House UnAmerican Activities Committee first published a report entitled "Legislative Recommendations by the House Committee on UnAmerican ActivitiesSubsequent Action Taken by Congress or Executive Agencies." The foreword states that the report "summarizes every legislative recommendation offered by this committee from 1941 to 1958." The report contains 79 recommendations. (Taking into account identical recommendations made in more than one session of Congress. the number is actually 45.) Subsequent legislative or executive action that was taken (impliedly on the basis of the committees recommendations) is listed beneath each recommendation. Of the 79 recommendations. relevant legislation was adopted in 35 instances. In addition. making adjustment for duplication. 31 bills were proposed upon which Congress failed to act. (The report states that as of July 1958. 26 of these bills were still pending before Congress.) Analysis of the 35 recommendations adopted by Congress shows that 30 of them were included in 6 statutes: The Internal Security Act of 1950. the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. the Espionage and Sabotage Act of 1954. the Immunity Act of 1954. the Communist Control Act of 1954 (amending the Internal Security Act of 1950). and the act of August 1. 1956. providing for the registration of individuals trained in foreign espionage schools. (The other five recommendations. all of which were reported out of the Judiciary Committee. concern either the statute of limitations of. or penalties for. various criminal offenses.) Of these six acts. only two were dealt with by the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities: The Internal Security Act of 1950. and the Communist Control Act of 1954. The other four were referred to the Judiciary Committee. The 2 acts account for only 14 of the recommendations submitted by the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities. Of the 14 recommendations. 5 were contained in the Internal Security Act of 1950. and subsequently were repealed and made part of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. It is interesting to note that these five recommendations. which concern the entry and deportation of alien subversives. were not included in the House version of the Internal Security Act of 1950 (H. Rept. 2980. Aug. 22. 1950). but rather were proposed in the Senate (S.