HR 498 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

State and Local Law Enforcement Hatch Act Reform Act of 2011

Introduced Jan 26, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Robert E. Latta R-OH

Latest action · Feb 8, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .

Progress

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IntroducedJan 26, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

State and Local Law Enforcement Hatch Act Reform Act of 2011 - Amends the Hatch Act to: (1) allow state and local law enforcement officers to be candidates for the office of sheriff; and (2) allow sheriffs to engage in campaign activities by attending or speaking at political campaign rallies or events, holding or sponsoring political fundraisers, or appearing on political advertisements.

Establishes a limitation period of six months after the later of the date of the alleged violation or the date of enactment of this Act for presenting charges against a law enforcement officer for Hatch Act violations.

Cosponsors 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 26, 2011 to Sep 11, 2012; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.	Original	Jan 26, 2011
R-PA	Charles W. Dent	Original	Jan 26, 2011
R-NY	Christopher J. Lee	Original	Jan 26, 2011
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis	Original	Jan 26, 2011
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly	Original	Jan 26, 2011
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland	Original	Jan 26, 2011
R-OH	Steve Austria	Original	Jan 26, 2011
R-FL	Thomas J. Rooney	Original	Jan 26, 2011
D-PA	Tim Holden	Original	Jan 26, 2011
R-MI	Dan Benishek		Feb 10, 2011
R-FL	Jeff Miller		Feb 10, 2011
R-CO	Mike Coffman		Feb 10, 2011
R-MI	Mike Rogers		Feb 10, 2011
R-NY	Tom Reed		Feb 10, 2011
R-FL	Allen B. West		Feb 17, 2011
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi		Mar 3, 2011
R-NY	Richard L. Hanna		Mar 3, 2011
R-OH	Bob Gibbs		Mar 16, 2011
R-VA	Robert Hurt		Apr 6, 2011
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman		Apr 13, 2011
R-VA	H. Morgan Griffith		Jun 15, 2011
R-MI	Dave Camp		Feb 14, 2012
R-IN	Todd Rokita		Feb 14, 2012
R-UT	Rob Bishop		Feb 28, 2012
R-FL	Richard B. Nugent		Mar 1, 2012
R-FL	Connie Mack		Mar 29, 2012
R-KY	Geoff Davis		Mar 29, 2012
R-CO	Cory Gardner		May 17, 2012
R-AR	Tim Griffin		Jul 12, 2012
R-MI	Bill Huizenga		Sep 11, 2012

Committees 1

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 Jan 26, 2011
	Information Technology Subcommittee	Referred Feb 8, 2011

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 8, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
Jan 26, 2011Introduced in House
Jan 26, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Amendment I to the United States Constitution, which states ``Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H512.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 112-29	H.R. 489, H.R. 818, AND H.R. 47050 pages	Natural Resources Committee	May 12, 2011

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1562	State and Local Law Enforcement Hatch Act Reform Act of 2011	Identical bill	Sep 15, 2011

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend section 1502 of title 5, United States Code, to permit law enforcement officers to be candidates for sheriff, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: State and Local Law Enforcement Hatch Act Reform Act of 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 26, 2011Introduced in House

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