119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 3, 2025
Federal Freeze Act
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Latest action (Feb 3, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 3, 2025)
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 (1) when making appointments to positions related to law enforcement, public safety, or national security; or (2) if the individual so appointed is essential to emergency response under the Stafford Act. (The Stafford Act authorizes the President to issue declarations that provide states, tribes, and localities with a range of federal assistance in response to natural disasters and man-made incidents).
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. Employees that serve the interest of law enforcement, public safety, or national security or are essential to emergency response under the Stafford Act are not counted for the purposes of determining the number of employees at each agency.
No cosponsors.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Employee hiring · Executive agency funding and structure · Federal officials · Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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7 citations.
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$310,000
Spent on own lobbying
…51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 107, Return to Work Act H.R. 195, CBP Relocation Act H.R. 200, Federal Freeze Act S. 357, Federal Freeze Act H.R. 201, Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 S. 359, Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 H…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 107, Return to Work Act H.R. 195, CBP Relocation Act H.R. 200, Federal Freeze Act S. 357, Federal Freeze Act H.R. 201, Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 S. 359, Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 H…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 13, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$310,000
Spent on own lobbying
…51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 107, Return to Work Act H.R. 195, CBP Relocation Act H.R. 200, Federal Freeze Act S. 357, Federal Freeze Act H.R. 201, Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 S. 359, Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 H…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$350,000
Spent on own lobbying
…51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 107, Return to Work Act H.R. 195, CBP Relocation Act H.R. 200, Federal Freeze Act S. 357, Federal Freeze Act H.R. 201, Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 S. 359, Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 H…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 107, Return to Work Act H.R. 195, CBP Relocation Act H.R. 200, Federal Freeze Act S. 357, Federal Freeze Act H.R. 201, Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 S. 359, Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 H…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
$350,000
Spent on own lobbying
…51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 107, Return to Work Act H.R. 195, CBP Relocation Act H.R. 200, Federal Freeze Act S. 357, Federal Freeze Act H.R. 201, Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 S. 359, Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 H…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 18, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 107, Return to Work Act H.R. 195, CBP Relocation Act H.R. 200, Federal Freeze Act S. 357, Federal Freeze Act H.R. 201, Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 S. 359, Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025 H…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing