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HR 4585 114th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

FAIR Act

Introduced: February 23, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Feb 23, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 23, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act

This bill increases the rates of basic pay for federal employees under the statutory pay systems (relating to the General Schedule, the U.S. Foreign Service, and the Veterans Health Administration) and for prevailing rate employees by 3.9% for FY2017.

The percentage adjustment for locality-based comparability payments for calendar year 2017 shall be an increase of 1.4%.

What's happening now February 23, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 304 Related bill FAIR Act
  • S 164 Related bill FAIR Act
  • S 2699 Related bill FAIR Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 39
All 39 Democratic 39
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Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 16, 2016
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 6, 2016
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 6, 2016
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 6, 2016
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 14, 2016
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 14, 2016
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 14, 2016
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Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 14, 2016
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 8, 2016
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 16, 2016
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 16, 2016
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 12, 2016
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 25, 2016
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 25, 2016
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Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 12, 2016
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Mar 17, 2016
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Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 17, 2016
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 17, 2016
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 14, 2016
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 26, 2016
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 23, 2016
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 23, 2016
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2016
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 23, 2016
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 23, 2016
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 23, 2016
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 23, 2016
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 23, 2016
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 23, 2016
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 23, 2016
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 23, 2016
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 23, 2016
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 23, 2016
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 23, 2016
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 23, 2016
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 23, 2016
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 23, 2016
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Takano, Mark
California · Feb 23, 2016
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 23, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4585: FAIR Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4585/
MLA
"H.R. 4585: FAIR Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4585/.
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H.R. 4585, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4585/.
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