# 119-hr-200: Federal Freeze Act

119-hr-200, Federal Freeze Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-200
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Freeze Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**A one-year freeze on federal pay and hiring** would stop pay increases and cap agency headcounts, then force agencies to shrink their workforces over three years. - Federal employees: Would be barred from receiving increases to basic pay during the one-year freeze. - Agencies: Could not raise total employee counts above a baseline set at the number employed on the enactment date for one year. - Public safety and security exceptions: Agency heads could appoint people beyond the baseline for law enforcement, public safety, or national security roles. - Workforce cuts: Agencies must reduce staff to 2% below the baseline within two years and to 5% below the baseline within three years.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal hiring freeze and staff cuts: cost, high. If enacted, agencies would face a one-year hiring freeze at their current headcount. Agencies could exceed that only for law enforcement, public safety, or national security. Each agency would need 2% fewer employees two years after enactment. Each would need 5% fewer three years after enactment. T…
- One-year pay freeze for federal workers: cost, medium. If enacted, your basic pay would be frozen for one year starting on enactment. You would not receive scheduled or across-the-board raises during that year. This would apply even if other laws would normally raise your pay.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-200 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/200)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-200 (as of 2025-12-21).