HR 5690 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

FAIR Act

Introduced: January 28, 2020 See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Jan 28, 2020

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 3.5% 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 2021.

Additionally, it increases by 3.5% the rates of basic pay for prevailing rate employees for FY2021.

What's happening now January 28, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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