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