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HR 1262 107th Congress House

Federal Wage Worker Pay Fairness Act of 2001

Official title: To amend subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to prevailing rate systems for Federal employees.

Introduced: April 26, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Mar 28, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Mar 28, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E467-468)
Mar 28, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 30, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Federal Wage Worker Pay Fairness Act of 2001 - Requires the Office of Personnel Management to define the boundaries of local wage areas for prevailing rate employees so as to be the same as the boundaries of the respective pay localities, subject to such exceptions as the Office, with the approval of the Federal Salary Council, may find to be necessary.

Requires that wage surveys be conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) responsible for conducting surveys of pay localities. (Currently, such wage surveys are conducted by the lead agency for each local wage area.)

Requires annual adjustment of the rates of pay for the regular and special wage schedules by the lead agencies or the Office, as appropriate, by the percentage equal to the overall average percentage adjustment taking effect with respect to General Schedule positions.

Requires the BLS (currently, the lead agency of the local wage area involved) to establish the wage schedules and rates to be applicable to prevailing rate employees in that area when there are a number of comparable positions in private industry insufficient to establish such wage schedules and rates.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 12, 2002
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 6, 2002
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 29, 2002
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 13, 2001
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 7, 2001
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 23, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 15, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 15, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 15, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 26, 2001
SANDLIN, MAX
· Apr 26, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 26, 2001
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