Smith Act

United States federal statute Smith ActOther short titlesCivilian and Military Organizations License ActLong titleAn Act to prohibit certain subversive activities; to amend certain provisions of law with respect to the admission and deportation of aliens; to require the fingerprinting and registration of aliens; and for other purposes.Acronyms (colloquial)ARANicknamesAlien Registration Act, 1940Enacted bythe 76th United States CongressEffectiveJune 28, 1940CitationsPublic lawPub. L. 76–670Statutes at Large54 Stat. 670, Chapter 439CodificationActs repealedRepealed. June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, § 403(a)(39), 66 Stat. 280, eff. Dec. 24, 1952 Titles amended8 U.S.C.: Aliens and NationalityU.S.C. sections created8 U.S.C. ch. 10 § 451Legislative historyIntroduced in the House as H.R. 5138 by Howard W. Smith (D–VA) on June 29, 1939Committee consideration by House Judiciary, Senate JudiciaryPassed the House on July 29, 1939 (Passed)Passed the Senate on June 15, 1940 (Passed)Reported by the joint conference committee on June 17, 1940; agreed to by the House on June 22, 1940 (382-4) and by the Senate on June 22, 1940 (Agreed)Signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Jun