Hatch Act
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Hatch Act may refer to:
- Hatch Act of 1887Hatch Act of 1887The Hatch Act of 1887 gave federal funds, initially of $15,000 each, to state land-grant colleges in order to create a series of agricultural experiment stations, as well as pass along new information, especially in the areas of soil minerals and plant growth...
, United States federal legislation that created agricultural experiment stations - Hatch Act of 1939Hatch Act of 1939The Hatch Act of 1939 is a United States federal law whose main provision is to prohibit federal employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the President and the Vice President, from engaging in partisan political activity...
, tightened in 1940, United States federal legislation aimed at corrupt political practices, prevented federal civil servants from campaigning