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US HR5399

US HR5399
Locality Pay Equity Act of 2019


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Introduced
12/11/2019
In Committee
12/11/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the number of local wage areas allowable within a General Schedule pay locality. This bill (1) prohibits the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from defining more than one local wage area for prevailing rate employees within a pay locality, except with respect to the pay locality designated as Rest of United States; and (2) requires the OPM to ensure that this bill shall not have the effect of reducing the rate of basic pay for an individual serving as a prevailing rate employee.

AI Summary

This bill, the Locality Pay Equity Act of 2019, aims to limit the number of local wage areas that can be defined within a General Schedule pay locality. Specifically, it prohibits the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from defining more than one local wage area for prevailing rate employees within a pay locality, except for the "Rest of United States" pay locality. The bill also requires the OPM to ensure that the enactment of this bill does not reduce the rate of basic pay for any individual serving as a prevailing rate employee.

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Sponsors (4)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (on 12/11/2019)

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