FAIR Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 16, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedJan 16, 2025
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Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 43 words.
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%.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 5 of 345 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 173 words
- Subjects
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Latest action
- Jan 16, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 493 FAIR Act D · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 7480 FAIR Act D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]