Organized Crime Control Act of 1970

Organized Crime Control Act of 1970
Other short titles	Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
Long title	An Act relating to the control of organized crime in the United States.
Acronyms (colloquial)	OCCA; RICO;
Nicknames	Organized Crime Control Act of 1970
Enacted by	the 91st United States Congress
Effective	October 15, 1970
Citations
Public law	91-452
Statutes at Large	84 Stat. 922-3
Codification
Titles amended	18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure
U.S.C. sections created	18 U.S.C. ch. 73 §§ 1501-1510; 18 U.S.C. ch. 79 § 1621 et seq.; 18 U.S.C. ch. 95 §§ 1951-1954; 18 U.S.C. ch. 96 §§ 1961-1968; 18 U.S.C. ch. 216 § 3331 et seq.; 18 U.S.C. ch. 223 §§ 3481-3502; 18 U.S.C. ch. 601 § 6001 et seq.;
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S. 30 by John L. McClellan (D–AR); Passed the Senate on January 23, 1970 (74-1); Passed the House on October 7, 1970 (341-26); Signed into law by President Richard Nixon on October 15, 1970;

The Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–452, 84 Stat. 922 October 15, 1970) is a federal law to combat organized crime. It was sponsored by Democratic Senator John L. McClellan and signed into law by U.S. President Richard Nixon.