[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4969 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4969

 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''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2006

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 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''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Hatch Act 
Reform Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME 
              RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL ACTIVITY AS APPLY TO STATE AND 
              LOCAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Applicability of Provisions Relating to State and Local 
Employees.--Section 1501(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``a State or territory'' and inserting ``a State, the 
District of Columbia, or a territory''.
    (b) Provisions Relating to Federal Employees Made Inapplicable.--
Section 7322(1) of such title is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
            (2) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
            (3) by striking subparagraph (C); and
            (4) by striking ``services;'' and inserting ``services or 
        an individual employed or holding office in the government of 
        the District of Columbia;''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the effective 
date of a law enacted by the District of Columbia after the date of the 
enactment of this Act which places restrictions on political activities 
of employees of the District of Columbia government, and shall apply 
with respect to actions occurring on or after that date.
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