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HR 4923 101th Congress House

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide higher rates of basic pay for Federal employees within certain geographic areas.

Introduced: July 17, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Jun 1, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.
May 24, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 24, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 1, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides for higher rates of basic pay (108 percent of otherwise applicable rates) for Federal employees within: (1) the Massachusetts-New Hampshire consolidated metropolitan statistical areas of Boston-Lawrence-Salem and Providence-Pawtucket-Fall River; (2) the Massachusetts metropolitan statistical areas of New Bedford and Worcester; and (3) any remaining parts of Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 17, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4923: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide higher rates of basic pay for Federal employees within certain geographic areas.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4923/
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"H.R. 4923: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide higher rates of basic pay for Federal employees within certain geographic areas.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4923/.
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H.R. 4923, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4923/.
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