Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2025This bill prohibits the use of any funds that are made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities to carry out the functions, programs, or activities of such endowment.
Federal Freeze ActThis bill bars pay raises for federal employees for one year and requires reductions in the number of employees at each federal agency.The bill prohibits agencies from increasing the basic pay of any employee for one year after enactment. Also in that first year, the bill prohibits each federal agency from increasing the number of its employees beyond the number employed on the date of the bill's enactment, except that the agency may increase such number when making appointments to positions related to law enforcement, public safety, or national security.Additionally, the bill requires reductions in force such that within three years of the bill's enactment the number of employees at each agency is 5% lower than it was on the date of the bill's enactment.
To establish a program to monitor the Arctic region, promote United States interests in that region, and combat Russian, Chinese, and other foreign malign influence in the region.
Federal Employee Performance and Accountability Act of 2025This bill establishes a pilot program making pay increases for certain federal employees contingent on job performance.Under the bill, each executive agency must identify employees to participate in the five-year pilot program from among employees classified at or above the GS-11 level and holding positions with clearly measurable performance criteria. Each agency must select 1%-10% of these employees to participate in the program. An agency may opt out if participation potentially risks national security or public safety.The bill provides that a participating agencymust increase an employee's pay by up to 10% if the employee significantly exceeded established performance metrics during the preceding year, may not increase the pay of an employee who met established performance metrics during the preceding year, and must reduce by 10% the pay of an employee who rates below expectations for the preceding year.Participating employees are ineligible for annual or locality-based pay increases authorized under current law during the pilot. The bill also requires agencies to establish performance plans and evaluation systems for participating employees. Agencies must also provide training and resources to help participating employees understand and meet performance requirements.Participating agencies must report cost savings, productivity metrics, and other information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) every year. OMB and the Government Accountability Office must jointly report on the final outcome of the program.