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HR 237 113th Congress House

Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2013

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the number of civil service positions within the executive branch, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Budget deficits and national debtCongressional oversightGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 14, 2013
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 Latest action January 14, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2013 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from appointing an individual to any position in such agency during a fiscal year for which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) projects that there will be a federal budget deficit. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition under specified circumstances, including the existence of a state of war or other vital national security concern or the need to make appointments to law enforcement positions, the United States Postal Service (USPS), or the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 237: Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-237/
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"H.R. 237: Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-237/.
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H.R. 237, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-237/.
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