{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mccormick.house.gov/media/press-releases/response-dsas-growing-political-presence-mccormick-introduces-communist", "In Response to DSA\u2019s Growing Political Presence, McCormick Introduces Communist Control Act of 2026", "2026-09-22", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Richard McCormick", "M001218", "mccormick.house.gov", "mccormick", "https://mccormick.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congressman Rich McCormick (GA-07) introduced the Communist Control Act of 2026 (H.R. 10501) to amend the Communist Control Act of 1954 and apply its provisions to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).\n\nThis critical piece of legislation would treat the DSA in the same manner as the Communist Party of the United States under the Communist Control Act of 1954. The bill specifically adds the DSA and its successor organizations to provisions of the existing law.\n\n\u201cThe Democratic Socialists of America has told us exactly what it wants to do, and we should believe them,\u201d said Congressman McCormick. \u201cThey want to rewrite our Constitution and fundamentally restructure the government of the United States. America has confronted this ideology before. We cannot sit back and watch it gain a foothold in our institutions. The Communist Control Act of 2026 makes clear that we will defend our Constitution, our freedoms, and the system of government that has made America the greatest and best country in the world.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nCongressman McCormick introduced the Communist Control Act of 2026 amid increased attention on the Democratic Socialists of America and its candidates. The organization\u2019s current platform calls for drafting a new constitution and creating what it describes as a \u201cdemocratic socialist republic.\u201d The platform also proposes abolishing the Senate and replacing the independently elected presidency and existing Supreme Court structure with institutions selected by and subordinate to Congress.\n\nCongress passed the original Communist Control Act in 1954 amid concerns about the Communist Party of the United States and its activities during the Cold War. The law declared that the Communist Party should be outlawed and denied the party and qualifying successor organizations certain legal rights, privileges, and immunities.", 1, "2026-09-23T09:45:16Z", "2026-09-23T09:46:14Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mccormick.house.gov/media/press-releases/response-dsas-growing-political-presence-mccormick-introduces-communist"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.5366689078509808, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}