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US HR1073

US HR1073
FAIR Act Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act


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Introduced
02/07/2019
In Committee
02/07/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 3.6 percent, and for other purposes. This bill increases by 3.6% the rates of basic pay for federal employees under the statutory pay systems (i.e., the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, and various schedules related to the Veterans Health Administration) for calendar year 2020. Additionally, it increases by 3.6% the rates of basic pay for prevailing rate employees for FY2020.

AI Summary

This bill, the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act (FAIR Act), increases the rates of basic pay for federal employees under the statutory pay systems (such as the General Schedule, Foreign Service Schedule, and Veterans Health Administration schedules) by 3.6% for calendar year 2020. Additionally, it increases the rates of basic pay for prevailing rate employees (those paid based on local prevailing wages) by 3.6% for fiscal year 2020, without requiring the usual wage surveys.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (53)

Gerry Connolly (D)* Don Beyer (D),  Anthony Brown (D),  André Carson (D),  Lacy Clay (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Joe Courtney (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Rosa DeLauro (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Brian Higgins (D),  Katie Hill (D),  Steven Horsford (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Susie Lee (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Jerry McNerney (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Frank Pallone (D),  Chris Pappas (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  David Price (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Kathleen Rice (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Kilili Sablan (D),  John Sarbanes (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Bobby Scott (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Lori Trahan (D),  David Trone (D),  Filemón Vela (D),  Maxine Waters (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (on 02/07/2019)

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