To provide for the continued operation of the Hatch Act Unit of the Office of Special Counsel during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

This bill would let staff at the Office of Special Counsel keep working on Hatch Act cases during a government shutdown. The Hatch Act limits certain political activities by federal employees. Under the bill, work on alleged violations of these rules would be treated as emergency work involving the safety of human life or the protection of property. That classification allows the work to continue when federal funding has lapsed.

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Sponsors

• Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors