A bill to require all nationals of Communist countries to register with the Attorney General before engaging in certain activities involving Members of Congress and congressional employees, in order to protect the internal security of the United States and impede espionage.

Summary

Requires nationals of Communist countries to register with the Attorney General before engaging in certain activities involving Members of Congress and congressional employees. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) make these registration statements open to the public; and (2) deport persons violating this Act. States that such deportations shall not be subject to judicial review or other related provisions under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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Timeline

1. 15 December 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 December 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 December 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism.

   Source: Committee

4. 5 January 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the Attorney General.

   Source: Committee

5. 12 May 1982

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

6. 23 June 1982

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the Attorney General.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 15 December 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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