Public Law 76-252
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Public Law 76-252 is the formal statutory designation of the Hatch Act of 1939, a U.S. federal law that restricts the political activities of government employees.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hatch Act of 1939
ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ |
| aimsToProtect |
integrity of the federal civil service
ⓘ
public confidence in nonpartisan administration of government programs ⓘ |
| appliesTo | most employees in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| chamberOfSponsor | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enactedBy | 76th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Merit Systems Protection Board
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Office of Special Counsel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exempts |
President of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Hatch Act of 1939 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalCitation | Hatch Act of 1939 (as originally enacted; later codified in Title 5 of the U.S. Code) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShortName | Hatch Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfRestriction | limits partisan political activity of covered employees ⓘ |
| imposes | disciplinary penalties for violations by covered employees ⓘ |
| influenced | later amendments to expand and clarify political activity restrictions ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Carl Hatch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits |
engaging in political activity in a government office
ⓘ
engaging in political activity while on duty ⓘ engaging in political activity while using a government vehicle ⓘ engaging in political activity while wearing an official uniform ⓘ soliciting or receiving political contributions from certain government employees ⓘ using official authority or influence to interfere with or affect the result of an election ⓘ |
| purpose | to prevent pernicious political activities by government employees ⓘ |
| regulates | political activities of certain state and local government employees whose jobs are funded by federal programs ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
civil service laws of the United States
ⓘ
federal ethics and conflict-of-interest statutes ⓘ |
| restricts | political activities of federal government employees ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| sponsor | Carl Hatch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
election law
ⓘ
government ethics ⓘ public administration law ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Hatch Act regulations issued by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel ⓘ |
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