The Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act would increase oversight of the Office of Special Counsel's enforcement of federal rules that restrict political activity by government employees. The bill requires the Special Counsel to submit detailed reports to Congress every 180 days listing complaints it has received and the names and positions of employees involved, with data separated between career and non-career federal employees. Additionally, the Special Counsel must publish anonymized demographic statistics (including race, sex, ethnicity, national origin, and disability status) on its website regarding investigations and enforcement actions against both career and non-career employees, maintaining these records for at least 10 fiscal years. The bill also mandates that the Special Counsel provide written explanations for decisions not to pursue complaints against non-career employees who violate political activity rules. These transparency and accountability measures apply to all federal employees covered by the Hatch Act's political activity restrictions, with particular attention to whether enforcement is applied consistently across different employee categories.
Take Action
Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.