Agroup of House Republicans is looking to institute a hiring freeze at the Education Department, joining a chorus of conservative lawmakers and politicians putting the agency in their crosshairs.
The Fostering Resource Efficiency in Education by Zero Employment (FREEZE) Act (H.R. 5095) would immediately prevent Education from hiring any new employees or creating any new position. All funding for the department that was no longer necessary due to the attrition that would occur would be permanently rescinded. The measure does not set a sunset provision to end the freeze.
