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HR 4210 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security California Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Inflation and prices

Fair Pay for the Modesto VA Act

Introduced: August 27, 2019 Introduced by: Harder, Josh Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Fair Pay for the Modesto VA Act

This bill provides that the cost of living shall be included in any determination of the rate of basic pay for employees of a Department of Veterans Affairs duty station in Stanislaus County, California. The bill also requires the rate of basic pay in such location be redetermined at least once every five years.

The bill includes Stanislaus County, California, in the locality pay area applicable to San Francisco, California.

The changes implemented in the bill shall not be construed to (1) result in a lower rate of basic pay for any employee, (2) affect any payment in addition to basic pay that an employee is eligible to receive, or (3) supersede or otherwise effect any limitation on total pay.

What's happening now August 27, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4210: Fair Pay for the Modesto VA Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4210/
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"H.R. 4210: Fair Pay for the Modesto VA Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4210/.
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