S 1629 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act

This bill requires the Office of Special Counsel to increase transparency around enforcement of the Hatch Act, which restricts political activities by federal employees. It mandates annual reports to Congress detailing investigations into complaints about prohibited political activities involving noncareer employees (political appointees), including whether cases were investigated or dismissed, and requires publishing anonymized demographic data on all enforcement actions. The reports must include specific details for uninvestigated cases, such as employee positions and allegation descriptions, while protecting privacy through anonymization. This affects how the Special Counsel documents and shares enforcement data, focusing on political appointees but also tracking career employee cases with demographic statistics.
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Introduced May 16, 2023 Last action May 16, 2023
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May 16, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 16, 2023
Senate · Introduced
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