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H.R. 493 — FAIR Act — Project Euthyna

The public record · 119th Congress

FAIR Act

Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act

This bill modifies pay rates for federal employees in 2026. Specifically, the bill increases rates under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 3.3% and increases locality pay by 1%.

Other titles

the names this measure carries besides the one at the top of this page, each with the record's own label for it. The collection includes titles given to parts of a bill as well as to the whole.

To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 4.3 percent, and for other purposes.Official Title as Introduced

FAIR ActShort Title(s) as Introduced

Federal Adjustment of Income Rates ActShort Title(s) as Introduced

Legislative history

H.R. 493·House·Bill·Government Operations and Politics

Rep. Gerald E. Connolly(Democratic-Virginia-11)·

Jan 16, 2025

IntroducedIntroduced in House

Jan 16, 2025

HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Sep 16, 2025

House · FloorASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 493, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Documents

Everything Congress printed about this measure. A bill is reprinted each time it changes, the Congressional Research Service summarizes each version, and the committee that reports a bill files its own written account of it.

Bill text

Jan 16, 2025As introduced in the House

Plain-language summaries

Jan 16, 2025Introduced in House

Where it stands

In committee — the House

On the floor — the House

In committee — the Senate

On the floor — the Senate

Resolving differences

With the President

Became law

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