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H.R. 200 119th Congress House

Federal Freeze Act

Official title: To impose restrictions on Federal agencies with respect to appointments, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Claudia Tenney Republican · New York See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Employee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 3, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Federal Freeze Act

This bill bars pay raises for federal employees for one year and requires reductions in the number of employees at each federal agency.

The bill prohibits agencies from increasing the basic pay of any employee for one year after enactment. Also in that first year, the bill prohibits each federal agency from increasing the number of its employees beyond the number employed on the date of the bill's enactment, except that the agency may increase such number when making appointments to positions related to law enforcement, public safety, or national security.

Additionally, the bill requires reductions in force such that within three years of the bill's enactment the number of employees at each agency is 5% lower than it was on the date of the bill's enactment.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 200: Federal Freeze Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-200/
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