Committe Reports And Papers I

Richard J. O'Melia Collection

1. "Prohibiting Seditious Acts Against the Government"

Date: May 24, 1921
Report by: The Committee on the Judiciary
Content: Proposing that several superficial changes in wording be made to S. 1375.
 
2. "Amending the Act Requiring Registration of Agents of Foreign Principals"

Date: July 24, 1939
Report by: The Committee on the Judiciary
Content: Proposing amendments to an existing bill (H.R. 5788), which requires the registration of any person employed by a foreign principal.
 
3. "Prevention of Subversive Activities and Registration"

Date: June 10, 1940
Report by: The Committee on the Judiciary
Content: Proposing significant amendments to an existing bill (H.R. 5138), which makes it illegal to interfere with military discipline, and which requires the deportation of certain aliens as well as the finger printing of those who wish to enter the country.
 
4. "Providing Punishment for Promoting Overthrow of Government."

Date: May 29, 1940
Report by: The Committee on the Judiciary
Content: Stating acceptance of H.R. 5138, and recommending that it be passed as law.
 
5. "Suppression of Certain Subversive Activities"

Date: August 5, 1939
Report by: The Committee on the Judiciary
Content: Recommending that H.R. 5138 be passed as law.
 
6. "Amendments to the Act of June 8, 1938, As Amended, Requiring the Registration of Agents of

Foreign Principals"
Date: December 16, 1941
Report by: The Committee on the Judiciary
Content: Recommending that S. 2060 be passed with amendments.
 
7. "Amendments to the Act of June 8, 1938, As Amended, Requiring the Registration of Agents of

Foreign Principals"
Date: March 26, 1942
Report by: The Committee on the Judiciary
Content: Recommending that S. 2399 be passed with amendments.
 
8. "To Make Certain Organizations Unlawful"

Date: August 15, 1918
Report by: The Committee on the Judiciary
Content: Proposing amendments to an existing bill (S. 4471), which makes the formation or continuation of any organization which promotes violence as a means to change American government illegal.
 
9. "To Punish Offenses Against the Existence of the Government of the United States"

Date: January 12, 1920
Report by: The Committee on the Judiciary
Content: Proposing amendments to an existing bill (H.R. 11430), which promotes the punishment of those engaging in rebellion of insurrection against the United States government.
 
10. "To Punish Offenses Against the Existence of the Government of the United States"

Date: January 14, 1920
Report by: The Committee on the Judiciary
Content: Proposing amendments to an existing bill (S. 3317), which promotes the prohibition and punishment of seditious acts against the United States government.
 
11. "Exclusion and Expulsion of Anarchists from the United States"

Date: June 8, 1918
Report by: The Committee on Immigration and Naturalization"
Content: Recommending that H.R. 12402, which allows for the deportation of aliens involved in anarchist groups, be passed as law.
 
12. "Exclusion and Expulsion of Alien Communists"(two copies)

Date: May 17, 1932/June 8, 1932
Report by: The Committee on Immigration and Naturalization
Content: Recommending that H.R. 12044, which allows for the deportation of alien Communists, be passed as law.
 
13. "Exclusion and Expulsion of Aliens of Anarchistic and Similar Classes"

Date: December 16, 1919
Report by: The Committee on Immigration and Naturalization
Content: Recommending that H.R. 11224, which allows for the exclusion and expulsion of anarchistic aliens from the United States, be passed as law without amendment.
 
14. "Exclusion of Certain Undesirable Aliens"

Date: June 1, 1920
Report by: Committee on Immigration
Content: Recommending that H.R. 11224 be passed as law.