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FAIR Act

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

Introduced Jan 16, 2025

Latest action (Sep 16, 2025) 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.

Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Legislative subjects (1)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary

HR 493 would increase federal employee pay for calendar year 2026. The bill would raise the rates of basic pay for employees under the statutory pay systems by 3.3 percent and increase locality pay by 1 percent. It would also increase pay for prevailing rate employees by 3.3 percent for fiscal year 2026.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
36 cosponsors

Actions (3)
  1. Sep 16, 2025 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. · house
  2. Jan 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
  3. Jan 16, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jan 16, 2025

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Full text

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. 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. <all>

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