HR 5690 116th Congress House

FAIR Act

Official title: To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 3.5 percent, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 28, 2020 See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

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Jan 28, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Jan 28, 2020

Introduced in House

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Latest action January 28, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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.

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