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The Hatch Act of 1887 (ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440, enacted 1887-03-02, 7 U.S.C. § 361a et seq.) gave federal funds, initially $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.
Agricultural Experiment Stations Act of 1887; Long title: An Act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several States under the provisions of an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the acts supplementary thereto. Nicknames: Hatch Act of 1887: Enacted by: the ...
William Henry Hatch (September 11, 1833 – December 23, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. He was the namesake of the Hatch Act of 1887 , which established state agricultural experiment stations for the land-grant colleges .
The federal Hatch Act of 1887 established an agricultural experiment station at each school to conduct research related to the needs of improving agriculture as well as a system to disseminate information to the farmers eager to innovate. By 1917, Congress funded the teaching of agricultural subjects in the new public high schools that were ...
Karine Jean-Pierre and Andrew Bates took actions that were "contrary" to guidance on complying with a law designed to limit how officials engage in elections, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel said.
Democrats are seeking an investigation into what they call repeated violations of the Hatch Act by members of the Trump administration during the RNC.
U.S. federal employees are subject to the Hatch Act, a law limiting some political activities to keep the government free from partisan influence. US Navy Secretary violated law on political ...
February 8, 1887: Indian General Allotment Act ("Dawes Act"), ch. 119, 24 Stat. 388 March 2, 1887: Agricultural Experiment Stations Act of 1887 March 2, 1887: Hatch Act of 1887 , ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440