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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. 126
To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for
prevailing rate employees by 4.3 percent, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY16, 2025
Mr. S
CHATZ(for himself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. PADILLA, Ms. HIRONO, Mr.
S
CHIFF, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. KAINE, Ms. WARREN, Mr. VAN
H
OLLEN, Mr. HEINRICH, and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems
and for prevailing rate employees by 4.3 percent, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Adjustment 4
of Income Rates Act’’ or the ‘‘FAIR Act’’. 5
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT TO RATES OF PAY. 6
(a) S
TATUTORYPAYSYSTEMS.—For calendar year 7
2026, the percentage adjustment under section 5303 of 8
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title 5, United States Code, in the rates of basic pay under 1
the statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of 2
title 5, United States Code) shall be 3.3 percent. 3
(b) P
REVAILING RATEEMPLOYEES.—Notwith-4
standing the wage survey requirements under section 5
5343(b) of title 5, United States Code, for fiscal year 6
2026, the rates of basic pay (as in effect on the last day 7
of fiscal year 2025 under section 5343(a) of such title) 8
for prevailing rate employees in each wage area and the 9
rates of basic pay under sections 5348 and 5349 of such 10
title shall be increased by 3.3 percent. 11
SEC. 3. ADJUSTMENT TO LOCALITY PAY. 12
For calendar year 2026, the percentage adjustment 13
under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, shall 14
be an increase of 1 percent. 15
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