<Table> Sedition Act of 1918 <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Long title </Th> <Td> An Act to amend section three , title one , of the Act entitled `` An Act to punish acts of interference with the foreign relations , the neutrality , and the foreign commerce of the United States , to punish espionage , and better to enforce the criminal laws of the United States , and for other purposes , '' approved June fifteenth , nineteen hundred and seventeen , and for other purposes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Enacted by </Th> <Td> the 65th United States Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Effective </Th> <Td> May 16 , 1918 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Citations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public law </Th> <Td> 65 - 150 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Statutes at Large </Th> <Td> 40 Stat. 553 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Codification </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Acts repealed </Th> <Td> December 13 , 1920 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Legislative history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Introduced in the House as H.R. 8753 by Edwin Y . Webb ( D -- NC ) on April 17 , 1918 </Li> <Li> Passed the House on April 23 , 1918 ( Passed ) </Li> <Li> Passed the Senate on May 4 , 1918 ( 48 - 26 ) </Li> <Li> Reported by the joint conference committee on May 7 , 1918 ; agreed to by the House on May 7 , 1918 ( 292 - 1 ) and by the Senate on May 7 , 1918 ( Agreed ) </Li> <Li> Signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on May 16 , 1918 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> United States Supreme Court cases </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Abrams v. United States Brandenburg v. Ohio </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Sedition Act of 1918 <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Long title </Th> <Td> An Act to amend section three , title one , of the Act entitled `` An Act to punish acts of interference with the foreign relations , the neutrality , and the foreign commerce of the United States , to punish espionage , and better to enforce the criminal laws of the United States , and for other purposes , '' approved June fifteenth , nineteen hundred and seventeen , and for other purposes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Enacted by </Th> <Td> the 65th United States Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Effective </Th> <Td> May 16 , 1918 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Citations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public law </Th> <Td> 65 - 150 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Statutes at Large </Th> <Td> 40 Stat. 553 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Codification </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Acts repealed </Th> <Td> December 13 , 1920 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Legislative history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Introduced in the House as H.R. 8753 by Edwin Y . Webb ( D -- NC ) on April 17 , 1918 </Li> <Li> Passed the House on April 23 , 1918 ( Passed ) </Li> <Li> Passed the Senate on May 4 , 1918 ( 48 - 26 ) </Li> <Li> Reported by the joint conference committee on May 7 , 1918 ; agreed to by the House on May 7 , 1918 ( 292 - 1 ) and by the Senate on May 7 , 1918 ( Agreed ) </Li> <Li> Signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on May 16 , 1918 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> United States Supreme Court cases </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Abrams v. United States Brandenburg v. Ohio </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the sedition act passed and why
when was the sedition act passed and why
May 16 , 1918
May 16 , 1918