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Introduced:
Jan 16, 2025
Policy Area:
Government Operations and Politics

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4
Actions
36
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
2
Subjects
1
Text Versions
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Sep 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 493, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in House - Jan 16, 2025 00
<p><strong>Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act</strong></p><p>This bill modifies pay rates for federal employees in 2026. Specifically, the bill increases rates under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 3.3% and increases locality pay by 1%.</p>

Actions (4)

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 493, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H8D000
Sep 16, 2025
5:16 PM
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Jan 16, 2025

Subjects (2)

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government Operations and Politics (Policy Area)

Cosponsors (20 of 36)

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

Jan 16, 2025

Full Bill Text

Length: 2,063 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Jan 16, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:07 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 493 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 493

To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for
prevailing rate employees by 4.3 percent, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 16, 2025

Mr. Connolly (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Subramanyam, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Beyer, and Mr. Mfume) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for
prevailing rate employees by 4.3 percent, 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.

This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Adjustment of Income Rates
Act'' or the ``FAIR Act''.
SEC. 2.

(a) Statutory Pay Systems.--For calendar year 2026, the percentage
adjustment under
section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in the rates of basic pay under the statutory pay systems (as defined in
rates of basic pay under the statutory pay systems (as defined in
section 5302 of title 5, United States Code) shall be 3.

(b) Prevailing Rate Employees.--Notwithstanding the wage survey
requirements under
section 5343 (b) of title 5, United States Code, for fiscal year 2026, the rates of basic pay (as in effect on the last day of fiscal year 2025 under

(b) of title 5, United States Code, for
fiscal year 2026, the rates of basic pay (as in effect on the last day
of fiscal year 2025 under
section 5343 (a) of such title) for prevailing rate employees in each wage area and the rates of basic pay under sections 5348 and 5349 of such title shall be increased by 3.

(a) of such title) for prevailing
rate employees in each wage area and the rates of basic pay under
sections 5348 and 5349 of such title shall be increased by 3.3 percent.
SEC. 3.

For calendar year 2026, the percentage adjustment under
section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 1 percent.
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