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HR 536 118th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

FAIR Act

Introduced: January 26, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Jan 26, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Jan 26, 2023
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 2024. Specifically, the bill increases rates under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 4.7% and increases locality pay by 4%.

What's happening now January 26, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7127 Related bill FAIR Act
  • S 3688 Related bill FAIR Act
  • S 124 Identical bill FAIR Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 73
All 73 Democratic 62 Republican 1
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McGarvey, Morgan
Kentucky · Sep 27, 2024
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Sep 6, 2024
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Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 14, 2023
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 28, 2023
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 26, 2023
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Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Sep 5, 2023
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Aug 29, 2023
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 26, 2023
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Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Jul 26, 2023
Eshoo, Anna
· Jul 13, 2023
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 11, 2023
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 11, 2023
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · May 24, 2023
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · May 11, 2023
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Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · May 9, 2023
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Apr 25, 2023
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 24, 2023
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Apr 20, 2023
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Apr 18, 2023
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 17, 2023
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McClellan, Jennifer L.
Virginia · Apr 17, 2023
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Meng, Grace
New York · Apr 17, 2023
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 17, 2023
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Scholten, Hillary J.
Michigan · Apr 17, 2023
Wild, Susan
· Apr 17, 2023
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Hoyle, Val T.
Oregon · Apr 10, 2023
Nickel, Wiley
· Mar 27, 2023
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 9, 2023
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Casar, Greg
Texas · Mar 1, 2023
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Mar 1, 2023
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Feb 24, 2023
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Feb 24, 2023
Kildee, Daniel
· Feb 24, 2023
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 17, 2023
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 17, 2023
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 17, 2023
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Feb 17, 2023
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 10, 2023
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 10, 2023
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 7, 2023
Cartwright, Matt
· Feb 6, 2023
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Feb 6, 2023
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 2023
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 2, 2023
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 2, 2023
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 31, 2023
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Garamendi, John
California · Jan 30, 2023
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Garcia, Robert
California · Jan 30, 2023
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 27, 2023
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jan 27, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 536: FAIR Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-536/
MLA
"H.R. 536: FAIR Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-536/.
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H.R. 536, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-536/.
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[H.R. 536: FAIR Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-536/)
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