Bill puts a political group under Cold War-era communist law rules.
H.R. 10501 — Communist Control Act of 2026 · Filed by Rich McCormick (R-GA) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes a 1954 law about communism. It adds the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) to the same legal rules. The Communist Party of the United States already follows these rules. DSA would have to follow the same reporting rules and limits. The bill names DSA in two parts of the old law.
Who it affects
DSA members and people who support DSA would face new legal limits. The bill applies rules from 1954 that were made during the Cold War.
One thing to notice
The bill names DSA without explaining why it meets the 1954 law's rules. The 1954 law has never been fully tested in court.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.
- Sep 17, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 17, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Democratic Socialists of America — A political group that the bill names as a target organization.
- Communist Party of the United States — A political group that already follows rules under the 1954 law.
- reporting rules — Rules that say a group must give facts to the government.
- Cold War — A time of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (654 characters) on Sep 26, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 15,163 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-26.
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