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Jan 16, 2025
Policy Area:
Government Operations and Politics
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Jan 16, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in Senate
- Jan 16, 2025
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<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 (2)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Senate
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 10000
Jan 16, 2025
Subjects (2)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government Operations and Politics
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (14)
(D-VA)
Jul 23, 2025
Jul 23, 2025
(D-PA)
Jan 21, 2025
Jan 21, 2025
(D-NM)
Jan 21, 2025
Jan 21, 2025
(D-CT)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
(D-HI)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
(D-NM)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
(D-VA)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
(D-MA)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
(D-CA)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
(I-VT)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
(D-CA)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
(D-MD)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
(D-OR)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
(D-MA)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Jan 16, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:07 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 126 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 126
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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 16, 2025
Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Hirono, Mr.
Schiff, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Warren, Mr. Van Hollen,
Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
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,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 126 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 126
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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 16, 2025
Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Hirono, Mr.
Schiff, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Warren, Mr. Van Hollen,
Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
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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