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H.R. 4152 (112th)
Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012
Introduced
7 March 2012
Last action
7 March 2012 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsors
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8], Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
7 March 2012
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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7 March 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
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7 March 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 March 2012 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Allowing Qualified Local Employees to Serve Act
- related to ← Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4152
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/4152
- us · 112-hr-4152 · source updated 5 December 2025