Reps. Clay Fuller, Diana Harshbarger, and Keith Self are cosponsors of H.R. 10501, introduced three weeks ago:
The Communist Control Act of 1954 is amended—
- in section 3 (50 U.S.C. 842), by striking "or any successors of such party" and inserting ", the Democratic Socialists of America, or any successors of such party or organization"; and
- in section 4(b) (50 U.S.C. 843(b))—
- by inserting "the organization now known as the Democratic Socialists of America," after "the organization now known as Communist Party of the United States of America,"; and
- by inserting "or any successor organization" after "any unit or subdivision of any such organization".
What this would do isn't entirely clear. Title 50 U.S.C. § 843 subjects covered organizations to "all the provisions and penalties of the Internal Security Act of 1950," but that has largely been repealed. Title 50 U.S.C. § 842 provides,
