Hatch Act

Hatch Act of 1939
Long title	An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities
Enacted by	the 76th United States Congress
Effective	August 2, 1939
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 76–252
Statutes at Large	53 Stat. 1147
Codification
U.S.C. sections created	5 U.S.C. §§ 7321–7326
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S. 1871 by Carl Hatch (D-NM); Passed the House on July 20, 1939 (241–134); Signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 2, 1939;
Major amendments
	1993, 2012

The Hatch Act of 1939, An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law that prohibits civil service employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the president and vice president, from engaging in some forms of political activity. It became law on August 2, 1939. The law was named for Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexico. It was most recently amended in 2012.