Public Law 76-670

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Public Law 76-670 is the formal designation of the Alien Registration Act of 1940, a U.S. federal law that mandated the registration and fingerprinting of non-citizen residents and criminalized certain forms of political dissent.

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instanceOf Alien Registration Act of 1940 ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ
aimedAt identifying and monitoring non-citizen residents ⓘ
suppressing perceived subversive threats ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Alien Registration Act of 1940 ⓘ
Smith Act of 1940 ⓘ
linked to: Smith Act
appliesTo aliens residing in the United States ⓘ
archivedIn United States Statutes at Large ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 18 of the United States Code (subversive activities provisions) ⓘ
Title 8 of the United States Code (alien registration provisions) ⓘ
context pre-World War II national security concerns ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
criminalizes advocacy of overthrow of the U.S. government by force or violence ⓘ
certain forms of political dissent ⓘ
organizing or membership in groups advocating violent overthrow of the government ⓘ
dateSigned 1940-06-28 ⓘ
enactedBy 76th United States Congress ⓘ
enforcementBy Immigration and Naturalization Service ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch of the United States ⓘ
hasEffect established a federal alien registration system ⓘ
expanded federal authority to prosecute subversive activities ⓘ
hasSection alien registration provisions ⓘ
subversive activities and sedition provisions ⓘ
hasShortName Smith Act ⓘ
historicalEra World War II era ⓘ
historicalSignificance used in prosecutions of Communist Party members in the mid-20th century ⓘ
jurisdiction federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalDomain criminal law ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ
national security law ⓘ
legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
motivatedBy concerns about espionage and subversive activities before U.S. entry into World War II ⓘ
publicLawNumber 76-670 ⓘ
requires fingerprinting of non-citizen residents ⓘ
registration of non-citizen residents ⓘ
signedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
sponsor Howard W. Smith ⓘ
subjectMatter alien registration ⓘ
immigration control ⓘ
national security ⓘ
sedition ⓘ
typeOfRequirement mandatory registration of aliens with the federal government ⓘ
typeOfRestriction speech-related criminal prohibitions ⓘ
yearEnacted 1940 ⓘ

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