[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1345 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1345


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 9, 2009

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
 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 2009''.

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--
            (1) shall take effect on the effective date of a law, 
        enacted by the government of the District of Columbia after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, which places restrictions on 
        political activities of employees of the government of the 
        District of Columbia; and
            (2) shall apply with respect to actions occurring on or 
        after the effective date referred to in paragraph (1).

            Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.