| 21. | On December 28, 2012, President Obama signed the Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012 into law.
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| 22. | The Hatch Act limits the political activities of most federal employees even when they are off duty.
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| 23. | Also in October, Lerner called for reform of the Hatch Act, which OSC is charged with enforcing.
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| 24. | The union's long-standing lawsuit against the Hatch Act of 1939 finally reached the Supreme Court in 1947.
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| 25. | Moreover, Congress effectively designed the Hatch Act to combat demonstrated ill effects of Government employees'partisan political activities.
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| 26. | In 1887, the Hatch Act provided for the federal funding of agricultural experiment stations in each state.
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| 27. | In 1939, Congress passed the Hatch Act of 1939, which restricted political campaign activities by federal employees.
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| 28. | Both, written before the Hatch Act was changed, advised federal workers not to participate in political activities.
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| 29. | The Hatch Act carries civil penalties.
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| 30. | The Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station was founded in response to the Congressional Hatch Act of March 2, 1887.
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