An Act for the punishment of certain Crimes therein specified.
Enacted by
the 5th United States Congress
Citations
Statutes at Large
1 Stat. 613
Codification
U.S.C. sections created
18 U.S.C. § 953
Legislative history
Introduced in the House by Roger Griswold (F–CT) on December 26, 1798[1]
Passed the House on January 17, 1799 (58–36)
Passed the Senate on January 25, 1799 (18–2)
Signed into law by President John Adams on January 30, 1799
Major amendments
P.L. 103-322, § 330016(1)(K)
United States Supreme Court cases
United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp.
The Logan Act (1 Stat. 613, 18 U.S.C. § 953, enacted January 30, 1799 (1799-01-30)) is a United States federal law that criminalizes negotiation by unauthorized American citizens with foreign governments having a dispute with the United States. The intent behind the Act is to prevent unauthorized negotiations from undermining the government's position.[2] The Act was passed following George Logan's unauthorized negotiations with France in 1798, and was signed into law by President John Adams on January 30, 1799. The Act was amended in 1994, changing the penalty for violation from "fined $5,000" to "fined under this title"; this appears to be the only amendment to the Act.[2] Violation of the Logan Act is a felony, punishable with imprisonment for up to three years.
Only two people have ever been indicted on charges of violating the Act,[3] one in 1802 and the other in 1852.[4] Neither were convicted.[4]
^History of laws prohibiting correspondence with a foreign government and acceptance of a commission : Memorandum on the history and scope of the laws prohibiting correspondence with a foreign government and acceptance of a commission to serve a foreign state in war, being sections five and nine of the federal penal code. Charles Warren. Government Printing Office, 1917.
^ abMichael V. Seitzinger (February 1, 2006). "Conducting Foreign Relations Without Authority: The Logan Act" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
^Duda, Jeremy (2017-06-13). "A Foreign Affair". History Today.
^ abNichols, Michelle (December 2, 2017). "Flynn, Kushner targeted several states in failed U.N. lobbying: diplomats". Reuters. However, only two Americans have ever been indicted for allegedly violating it – in 1802 and 1852 – and neither was convicted.
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