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HR 6398 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

FAIR Act

Introduced: January 13, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Jan 13, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 13, 2022
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 modifies pay rates for federal employees in 2023. Specifically, the bill increases rates under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 4.1% and increases locality pay by 1%.

What's happening now January 13, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 392 Related bill FAIR Act
  • S 561 Related bill FAIR Act
  • S 3518 Related bill FAIR Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 54
All 54 Democratic 39
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 26, 2022
Luria, Elaine
· Jul 18, 2022
Allred, Colin
· Jul 13, 2022
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 12, 2022
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Jul 12, 2022
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 14, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 13, 2022
Pascrell, Bill
· Jun 8, 2022
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 31, 2022
Kilmer, Derek
· May 18, 2022
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 13, 2022
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 12, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 12, 2022
Lamb, Conor
· May 12, 2022
Lowenthal, Alan
· May 12, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 11, 2022
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· May 11, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 11, 2022
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 11, 2022
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · May 10, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 10, 2022
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 10, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 10, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 6, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 6, 2022
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 18, 2022
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Apr 7, 2022
 D
Mrvan, Frank J.
Indiana · Apr 6, 2022
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 4, 2022
 D
Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Mar 31, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 31, 2022
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 30, 2022
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Mar 30, 2022
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Mar 29, 2022
Levin, Andy
· Mar 29, 2022
Spanberger, Abigail
· Mar 29, 2022
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 28, 2022
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 18, 2022
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 16, 2022
Cartwright, Matt
· Feb 15, 2022
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Feb 15, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Feb 2, 2022
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Feb 1, 2022
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Feb 1, 2022
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 25, 2022
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jan 25, 2022
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 25, 2022
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 13, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Jan 13, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 13, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6398: FAIR Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6398/
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"H.R. 6398: FAIR Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6398/.
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H.R. 6398, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6398/.
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