S. 3823 119th Congress Senate

FAIR Act

Official title: A bill to increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 4.1 percent, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 10, 2026 Introduced by: Brian Schatz Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov

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Feb 10, 2026

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

Feb 10, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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Lobbying activity 10

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

GREYSTONE GROUP LLC
for NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SECURITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONS · Montana · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
for NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION
for FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
for NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10 filings
SENATE
10 filings
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
6 filings
Energy, Dept of
4 filings
General Services Administration (GSA)
4 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
4 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
4 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
4 filings

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Cosponsors 12