District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2010
Latest action · Sep 29, 2010 By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 111-339.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 5, 2009
- Passed HouseSep 8, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2010 - Amends federal law commonly referred to as the "Hatch Act" (concerning political activities of federal, state, and local employees) to: (1) include the District of Columbia or an agency or department thereof within the definition of a "state or local agency" under such Act; (2) ensure that individuals employed by an educational or research institution, establishment, agency, or system supported in whole or in part by the District are exempt from Hatch Act restrictions; (3) exempt the duly elected head of an executive department of the District who is not classified under the District's merit or civil-service system from the prohibition against being a candidate for elective office; and (4) direct the Merit Systems Protection Board to issue an order to withhold federal funds upon finding that a District employee ordered removed for violating the Hatch Act has been reappointed in the District within 18 months.
Excludes District of Columbia employees and officials from the definition of "employee" for purposes of provisions applicable to the political activities of only federal employees.
Makes such amendments effective on the date a law is enacted by the District that places restrictions on political activities of employees of the District of Columbia government.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Mar 5, 2009Markup Jun 4, 2009Reported Jun 19, 2009 |
| Information Technology Subcommittee | Referred May 4, 2009Discharged Jun 4, 2009 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2009Markup May 17, 2010Reported Sep 28, 2010 |
| Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee | Referred Oct 19, 2009 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2010By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 111-339.
- Sep 28, 2010Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with amendments. Without written report.
- Sep 28, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 627.
- May 17, 2010Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Oct 19, 2009Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
- Sep 9, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sep 8, 2009Ms. Watson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 8, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9298-9299)
- Sep 8, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1345.
- Sep 8, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9298)
- Sep 8, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 19, 2009Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 111-172.
- Jun 19, 2009Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 88.
- Jun 4, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 4, 2009Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jun 4, 2009Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia Discharged.
- May 4, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
- Mar 5, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 5, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E576)
- Mar 5, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9298, H9299Text printed H9298 | Darrell Issa R-CA, Diane E. Watson D-CA, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Sep 8, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E576 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Mar 5, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- May 27, 2010H.R. 1345, District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2010<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 17, 2010</p>
- May 27, 2010H.R. 1345, District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2010Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 17, 2010
- Jun 9, 2009H.R. 1345, District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 4, 2009</p>
- Jun 9, 2009H.R. 1345, District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 4, 2009
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the discriminatory treatment of the District of Columbia under the provisions of law commonly referred to as the "Hatch Act".
- Short Titles as Introduced
- District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2010
- Short Titles as Passed House
- District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2010Reported to Senate
- Sep 9, 2009Referred in Senate
- Sep 8, 2009Engrossed in House
- Jun 19, 2009Reported in House
- Mar 5, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
