Key Vote 83rd Congress > Senate > Vote 246

Date: August 17, 1954

Result: 62-19

Vote Subject Matter: Civil Liberties / Domestic Social Policy

Bill number: S3706

Description: S. 3706. OUTLAW THE C.P., PROHIBIT MEMBERS OF COMMUNIST ORGANIZATIONS FROM SERVING IN CERTAIN REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITIES. BUTLER AMENDS. DECLARING THAT C.P. IS NOT A POLITICAL PARTY BUT A CONSPIRACY TO OVERTHROW THE U.S. GOV'T AND PROVIDING THE ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN ACTS MUST HAVE BEEN DONE KNOWINGLY BEFORE AN ORGANIZATION FALLS W/IN DEFINITION OF A COMMUNIST-INFILTRATED ORGANIZATION.

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