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S 3518 117th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

FAIR Act

Introduced: January 19, 2022 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 19, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act

This bill modifies pay rates for federal employees in 2022. 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 19, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3518: FAIR Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3518/
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"S. 3518: FAIR Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3518/.
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S. 3518, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3518/.
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