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H.R. 5382: To provide for a temporary freeze on the pay of civilian employees of the Federal Government.

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H.R. 5382: To provide for a temporary freeze on the pay of civilian employees of the Federal Government.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-05-25 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-05-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To provide for a temporary freeze on the pay of civilian employees of the Federal Government.

Plain summary

Fixes the rate of salary or basic pay for any office or position within the civil service for service performed during FY2011 and the first quarter of FY2012 at the rate payable for such position as of September 30, 2010. Deems the salary or basic pay rate for any position not in existence on that date to be the rate payable to individuals in comparable positions on such date. Exempts positions within the uniformed services.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To provide for a temporary freeze on the pay of civilian employees of the Federal Government.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] · 13 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5382 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111