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HR 1073 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

FAIR Act

Introduced: January 17, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Feb 7, 2019
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 by 3.6% 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 2020.

Additionally, it increases by 3.6% the rates of basic pay for prevailing rate employees for FY2020.

What's happening now February 7, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • S 262 Related bill Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019
  • HR 5690 Related bill FAIR Act
  • S 426 Related bill FAIR Act
  • HR 782 Related bill Federal Employees Compensation Act
  • HR 790 Related bill Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 33
PRICE, DAVID
· Jan 17, 2020
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 7, 2020
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 3, 2019
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Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Sep 17, 2019
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Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 6, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 18, 2019
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 3, 2019
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 14, 2019
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Peters, Scott H.
California · May 9, 2019
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Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 29, 2019
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 25, 2019
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 15, 2019
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 8, 2019
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 8, 2019
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 26, 2019
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 26, 2019
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 21, 2019
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Mar 13, 2019
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Mar 13, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Mar 8, 2019
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Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 5, 2019
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 25, 2019
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Feb 13, 2019
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Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 13, 2019
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 13, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 11, 2019
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 7, 2019
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Garamendi, John
California · Feb 7, 2019
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Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 7, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 7, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 7, 2019
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 7, 2019
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 7, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 7, 2019
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 7, 2019
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Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 7, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1073: FAIR Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1073/
MLA
"H.R. 1073: FAIR Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1073/.
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H.R. 1073, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1073/.
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