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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Brian Schatz

Democrat · HI · Senator

Votes with party: 64.8% (321 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001194

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Cosponsors (16)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2025-01-16

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Plain-English Summary

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Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Full Bill Text

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[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, 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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