HR 3871 98th Congress House

A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 to provide that the figure used in determining hourly rates of pay for Federal employees not be changed before the comparability…

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Official title: A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 to provide that the figure used in determining hourly rates of pay for Federal employees not be changed before the comparability adjustment in the rates of pay for such employees has been made for fiscal year 1984.

Introduced: September 13, 1983 See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Civil service compensationCost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public FinanceFederal employees

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Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 11, 1983

Became Public Law No: 98-117.

Oct 11, 1983

Signed by President.

Sep 29, 1983

Presented to President.

Sep 28, 1983

Measure Signed in Senate.

Sep 27, 1983

Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

Sep 27, 1983

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

Sep 26, 1983

Ordered held at the desk until the close of business September 27, 1983.

Sep 23, 1983

Ordered held at the desk until the close of business September 26, 1983.

Sep 22, 1983

Held at the desk by unanimous consent. Until the close of business September 23, 1983.

Sep 21, 1983

Received in the Senate and held at the desk by unanimous consent. Until the close of business September 22, 1983.

Sep 20, 1983

Passed House by Voice Vote.

Sep 20, 1983

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.

Sep 20, 1983

Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

Sep 20, 1983

House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Suspension of Rules.

Sep 13, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Sep 13, 1983

Introduced in House

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Latest action October 11, 1983

Became Public Law No: 98-117.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 to prohibit the provision changing the figure used in determining the hourly pay rates for Federal employees from taking effect before the effective date of the comparability increase in such pay rates for FY 1984.

Bill text 1 version

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Sep 13, 1983

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Sep 13, 1983

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3871: A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 to provide that the figure used in determining hourly rates of pay for Federal employees not be changed before the comparability adjustment in the rates of pay for such employees has been made for fiscal year 1984.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3871/

MLA

"H.R. 3871: A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 to provide that the figure used in determining hourly rates of pay for Federal employees not be changed before the comparability adjustment in the rates of pay for such employees has been made for fiscal year 1984.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3871/.

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H.R. 3871, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3871/.

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[H.R. 3871: A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 to provide that the figure used in determining hourly rates of pay for Federal employees not be changed before the comparability adjustment in the rates of pay for such employees has been made for fiscal year 1984.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3871/)