Bill Details
HR.493 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-09-16 - 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.
Introduced Date
2025-01-16
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Committees
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Cosponsors
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- Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-District of Columbia]
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-Pennsylvania-12]
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-Virginia-10]
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-Massachusetts-8]
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-Virginia-8]
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-Maryland-7]
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-Washington-1]
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-California-26]
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-Pennsylvania-5]
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-Illinois-13]
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-California-36]
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-Maryland-4]
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-Colorado-1]
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-Indiana-1]
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-Washington-6]
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-New Jersey-1]
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-Missouri-5]
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-Oregon-6]
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-Oregon-4]
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-California-42]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would give many federal workers a pay raise in 2026. It would increase basic pay by 3.3% for workers covered by the main federal pay systems and for prevailing rate employees, which includes some wage-based federal jobs. It would also raise locality pay by 1%, which affects pay in areas with higher living costs.
- Basic pay for statutory federal pay systems would go up by 3.3% in calendar year 2026.
- Prevailing rate employees would also get a 3.3% increase for fiscal year 2026, without using the usual wage survey process.
- Locality pay would increase by 1% in 2026.
Official Summaries
Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act
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%.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 493 Introduced in House (IH)]
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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.
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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
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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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Adjustment of Income Rates
Act'' or the ``FAIR Act''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT TO RATES OF PAY.
(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
section 5302 of title 5, United States Code) shall be 3.3 percent.
(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 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 3.3 percent.
SEC. 3. ADJUSTMENT TO LOCALITY PAY.
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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