The
Hatch Act of 1939, officially
An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a
United States federal law whose main provision prohibits
employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the president, vice-president, and certain designated high-level officials of that branch, from engaging in some forms of political activity. The law was named for
Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexico. It was most recently amended in 2012.