In 1948, the House proposed the Mundt–Nixon Bill, or "Subversive Activities Control Act [of] 1948,",[1][2] as H.R.
[4][5][6] The Senate Judicial Committee held hearings at the end of May 1948 "the purpose of receiving testimony and opinions in relation to the constitutionality and practicality of H. R.
On March 4, 1950, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a "New Mundt Bill" by 8 to 1.
According to the New York Times, "the revised Mundt bill would specifically make it a crime, in peace or war, for any Federal employee to transmit secret information to a foreign agent or to a member of a Communist organization.
The employees, as well as those receiving the data, would subject to maximum penalties of ten years in jail and $10,000 fines."