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HR 4152 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies District of Columbia Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Merit Systems Protection Board State and local government operations

Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012

Introduced: May 17, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 7, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the Hatch Act to: (1) eliminate the prohibition against state and local employees seeking partisan elective office; (2) make employees of the District of Columbia subject to the provisions applicable to state and local employees (currently, District employees are subject to the provisions applicable to federal employees); and (3) revise penalties for violations to allow penalties other than termination of employment.

What's happening now March 7, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4186 Related bill Allowing Qualified Local Employees to Serve Act
  • S 2170 Identical bill Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
Richardson, Laura
· Jun 7, 2012
Chaffetz, Jason
· May 17, 2012
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 11, 2012
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 7, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 7, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4152: Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4152/
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"H.R. 4152: Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4152/.
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H.R. 4152, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4152/.
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