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This bill, known as the Federal Freeze Act, proposes a comprehensive one-year freeze on federal agency hiring and salary increases, followed by mandatory workforce reductions. Specifically, the bill prevents federal agencies from increasing their total number of employees beyond their baseline headcount (the number of employees as of the bill's enactment date), with an exception for appointments related to law enforcement, public safety, or national security. During this period, agencies are also prohibited from raising employee salaries. Furthermore, the bill mandates that agencies reduce their workforce by 2% within two years of enactment and by 5% within three years of enactment. The term "agency" is defined broadly, using the definition from Title 5 of the United States Code, which encompasses most federal government organizations. These restrictions apply uniformly across federal agencies, with the goal of reducing government personnel costs and size, though the law provides flexibility for critical national security and public safety hiring needs.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/200/all-info