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S. 2699 114th Congress Senate

FAIR Act

Official title: A bill to increase the rates of pay under the General Schedule and other statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 5.3 percent, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 16, 2016 Introduced by: Brian Schatz Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInflation and prices
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Mar 16, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 16, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 16, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act of 2016 or the FAIR Act

This bill increases by 5.3% in FY2017 the rate 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2699: FAIR Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2699/
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