Federal Freeze Act

HR 10412, the Federal Freeze Act, imposes a one-year freeze on federal hiring and salary increases for all executive branch agencies. It prohibits agencies from exceeding their current staffing levels (defined as the employee count on the bill's enactment date) and bans any raises to basic pay rates. The bill further requires agencies to reduce staff by 2% within two years and by 5% within three years of enactment. Exceptions allow hiring for law enforcement, public safety, or national security needs during the initial freeze period.