Non-Detention Act

The Non-Detention Act of 1971 is a United States statute enacted to repeal portions of the McCarran Internal Security Act of 1950, specifically Title II, the "Emergency Detention Act". The law repealed the Emergency Detention Act of 1950 provisioning the United States Attorney General with powers for detention of anyone in the US deemed to be a threat to the national security of the United States. The 64 Stat. 1019 statute was codified within Title 50 War and National Defense as 50 U.S.C. ch. 23, subch. II §§ 811-826.

Non-Detention Act
Long titleAn Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the establishment of detention camps, and for other purposes.
NicknamesNon-Detention Act of 1971
Enacted bythe 92nd United States Congress
EffectiveSeptember 25, 1971
Citations
Public law92-128
Statutes at Large85 Stat. 347
Codification
Titles amended18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure
U.S.C. sections amended18 U.S.C. ch. 301 § 4001
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 234 by Spark Matsunaga (D–HI) on April 6, 1971
  • Committee consideration by House Judiciary
  • Passed the House on September 14, 1971 (356-49)
  • Passed the Senate on September 16, 1971 (Passed, in lieu of S. 592)
  • Signed into law by President Richard Nixon on September 25, 1971

H.R. 234 was passed by the 92nd United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 37th President of the United States Richard Nixon on September 25, 1971.

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