House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

FREEZE Act

H.R. 5095Introduced Aug 1, 2023Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Where it went

IntroducedAug 1, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Aug 1, 2023 — 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5095.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BEAN of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 132, August 1, 2023, Page H4158):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: to freeze hiring activity at the Department of Education
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 1, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 5095, 118th Congress
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans

0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Mary Miller (R-IL), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Aaron Bean.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-4 district

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.