US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

18 U.S.C. § 1918

Disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the Government

section 7311 of title 5Whoever violates the provision of that an individual may not accept or hold a position in the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia if he—
(1)
advocates the overthrow of our constitutional form of government;
(2)
is a member of an organization that he knows advocates the overthrow of our constitutional form of government;
(3)
participates in a strike, or asserts the right to strike, against the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia; or
(4)
is a member of an organization of employees of the Government of the United States or of individuals employed by the government of the District of Columbia that he knows asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year and a day, or both.

Pub. L. 89–554, § 3(d)80 Stat. 609Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(a)(8)110 Stat. 3498(Added , , ; amended , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Derivation

U.S. Code

Revised Statutes and

Statutes at Large

 

5 U.S.C. 118r.

Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 690, § 3, 69 Stat. 625.

 

[Uncodified.]

June 29, 1956, ch. 479, § 3 (as applicable to the Act of Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 690, § 3, 69 Stat. 625), 70 Stat. 453.

Act of Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 690, § 169 Stat. 624section 7311 of title 5The section is rewritten to conform to the style of title 18. The statement of the acts prohibited is supplied from the , , which is codified in , United States Code.

The words “From and after ”, appearing in the Act of , are omitted as executed.

section 1 of this titlesection 550 of this titleThe words “shall be guilty of a felony” are omitted as unnecessary in view of the definitive . (See reviser’s note under .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 104–2941996— substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000” in concluding provisions.