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H.R. 4186 112th Congress House

Allowing Qualified Local Employees to Serve Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the provision of law preventing certain State and local employees from seeking elective office, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 8, 2012 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementState and local government operations
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Mar 8, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 8, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 8, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Allowing Qualified Local Employees to Serve Act - Amends the Hatch Act to eliminate the prohibition against state and local employees seeking partisan elective office.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4152 Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012
  • S 2170 Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Reichert, David
· Jun 8, 2012
Ross, Dennis
· Jun 8, 2012
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Jun 8, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4186: Allowing Qualified Local Employees to Serve Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4186/
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"H.R. 4186: Allowing Qualified Local Employees to Serve Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4186/.
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