[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5095 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5095

  To freeze hiring activity for the Department of Education, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 1, 2023

  Mr. Bean of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, and Mr. 
    Moran) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To freeze hiring activity for the Department of Education, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fostering Resource Efficiency in 
Education by Zero Employment Act'' or the ``FREEZE Act''.

SEC. 2. HIRING FREEZE AND OTHER LIMITATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act--
            (1) no individual may be appointed to any position within 
        the Department of Education; and
            (2) no new position may be established at the Department of 
        Education.
    (b) Rescission of Excess Sums.--There is permanently rescinded, 
from the unobligated balance of all amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available for the salaries and expenses of the Department of 
Education as of the date of the enactment of this Act, such sums as may 
be in excess of the amount required to cover the salary or expenses of 
each person employed by the Department as of such date of enactment.
    (c) Limitation on the Use of Funds.--No Federal funds may be 
obligated or expended for the salary of any position or employee in 
violation of subsection (a).
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