Hatch Act of 1939

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Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy Hatch Act Amendments of 1993
gptkbp:appliesTo District of Columbia government employees
employees in the executive branch of the federal government
state and local employees whose work is financed by federal loans or grants
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_States_federal_civil_service_legislation
1939 in American law
gptkbp:codifiedIn 5 U.S.C. §§ 7321–7326
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1939-08-02
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:U.S._Office_of_Special_Counsel
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:fullTitle An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hatch Act of 1939
gptkbp:namedAfter Carl Hatch
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Hatch_Act
gptkbp:notableCase United Public Workers v. Mitchell (1947)
United States Civil Service Commission v. National Association of Letter Carriers (1973)
gptkbp:penalty fine
reprimand
suspension
demotion
debarment from federal employment
removal from federal service
gptkbp:prohibits engaging in political activity while using a government vehicle
engaging in political activity in a federal workplace
engaging in political activity while on duty
running for partisan political office
federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity
soliciting or receiving political contributions
use of official authority to interfere with an election
engaging in political activity while wearing a government uniform
gptkbp:purpose to ensure federal programs are administered in a nonpartisan fashion
to protect federal employees from political coercion
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pendleton_Civil_Service_Reform_Act
gptkb:Civil_Service_Reform_Act_of_1978
gptkb:Hatch_Act_of_1887
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:sponsor Carl Hatch
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hatch_Act_of_1955
gptkb:United_States_federal_employees
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7