S. 2170 · 112th Congress · enacted
Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012
Became Public Law No: 112-230.
Latest official action 2012-12-28 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on September 13, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Allows a state or local officer or employee to be a candidate for partisan elective office unless the salary of such officer or employee is paid completely, directly or indirectly, by loans or grants made by the United States or a federal agency. (Sec. 3) Redefines "state or local agency" for purposes of the Hatch Act to include the executive branch of the District of Columbia, or an agency or department thereof. Extends the exemption from Hatch Act requirements for state or local officers or employees to individuals employed by an educational or research institution, establishment, agency or system supported in whole or in part by the District of Columbia. Extends the exemption from the prohibition against running for elective office to the head of an executive department of the District of Columbia who is not classified under an applicable merit or civil-service system. Extends to agencies of the District of Columbia provisions requiring the the Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) to withhold funds from agencies that reappoint employees removed for violating the Hatch Act within 18 months after removal. Exempts individuals employed or holding office in the District of Columbia from provisio…
Congressional Research Service · 2012-12-28
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
3 of 3 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC)$10,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFRAMATOME INC PAC$10,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordRYAN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RYANPAC)$10,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$10,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BP NORTH AMERICA EMPLOYEE PAC)$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PAC$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENERGYSOLUTIONS, INC. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT (ENERGYSOLUTIONS PAC)$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FLUOR PAC)$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFOX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FOX PAC)$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHF SINCLAIR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DINO PAC)$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEXSTAR PAC)$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PEABODY PAC)$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPOWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordZILLOW GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ZG PAC)$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDING CENTERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordUSANA HEALTH SCIENCES, INC PAC$4,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordWSP USA INC. PAC$4,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF ELECTRIC RESOURCES PAC$3,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordINTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordSOLAR FOR AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINACE PAC$3,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC)$3,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordDATAVANT PAC$3,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordDIRECT SELLING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordALTICOR, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ALTIPAC$2,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAO SMITH CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOSPAC)$2,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordBROADCOM INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BROADCOM PAC)$2,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCALPINE LLC PAC$2,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCOEUR MINING, INC. PAC$2,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$2,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCORE NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. (CORE PAC)$2,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCROWELL & MORING LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (C&M PAC)$2,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordDRILLERSPAC, A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DRILLING CONTRACTORS$2,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF QUANTA SERVICES, INC.$2,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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