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• Bill Would Subject More Federal Employees to Hatch Act - July 16, 2024

• By Ian Smith, FedSmith

  Recently introduced legislation would restrict partisan political activity of certain federal employees who are not currently covered by the Hatch Act.
  
  The new bill (S. 4656) would include Offices of Inspectors General (OIGs) on the list of executive agencies whose employees are “further restricted” from engaging in partisan political activity and therefore subject to the Hatch Act. It was introduced by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on July 10, 2024. As of the time of this writing, Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) is the sole co-sponsor.

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