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H.R. 4775 115th Congress House

FAIR Act

Official title: To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 3 percent, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 11, 2018 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Jan 11, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 11, 2018
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 Latest action January 11, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act

This bill increases by 3% the rates of basic pay for federal employees under the statutory pay systems (i.e., the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, and various schedules related to the Veterans Health Administration) for calendar year 2019.

Additionally, it increases by 3% the rates of basic pay for prevailing rate employees for FY2019.

 Related & companion bills 3
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 25
GREEN, GENE
· Sep 27, 2018
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 17, 2018
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 18, 2018
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 19, 2018
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 7, 2018
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Mar 7, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 27, 2018
Sablan, Gregorio
· Feb 27, 2018
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 26, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 26, 2018
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 26, 2018
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 14, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 14, 2018
BRADY, ROBERT
· Feb 13, 2018
O'Rourke, Beto
· Feb 13, 2018
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jan 29, 2018
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 29, 2018
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 29, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 16, 2018
Walz, Timothy
· Jan 16, 2018
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 11, 2018
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 11, 2018
Comstock, Barbara
· Jan 11, 2018
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 11, 2018
Delaney, John
· Jan 11, 2018
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jan 11, 2018
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 11, 2018
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 11, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jan 11, 2018
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 11, 2018
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 11, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 11, 2018
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 11, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4775: FAIR Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4775/
MLA
"H.R. 4775: FAIR Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4775/.
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H.R. 4775, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4775/.
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