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FAIR Act (H.R. 493)

Passed House
Introduced 1/16/2025•119th Congress•House

Latest Action

ASSUMING 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.

9/16/2025 • House

Summary

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%.

Introduced in House • 1/16/2025

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Topics & Subjects

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (37)

Party Breakdown

36
Democrats
1
Republicans
0
Independents

Sponsor

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Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]

Democrat • VA-11

Sponsored 1/16/2025

Cosponsors (36)

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Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]

D-PA-12

Joined 1/16/2025

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Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]

D-VA-10

Joined 1/16/2025

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Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]

D-MA-8

Joined 1/16/2025

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Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]

D-VA-8

Joined 1/16/2025

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Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]

D-MD-7

Joined 1/16/2025

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

January 16, 2025

Committee Review

Floor Debate

Passed Chamber

Other Chamber

President

Enacted into Law

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House1/16/2025

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusPassed House
Cosponsors36

Sources and method

· Record updated Feb 24, 2026
  • Congress.govLibrary of Congress
    Status, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and text
    Record updated Feb 24, 2026 · Loaded Oct 27, 2026, 7:32 AM ET
  • CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.gov
    Official summary
    Summary of the “Introduced in House” version, Jan 16, 2025 · Loaded Oct 27, 2026, 7:32 AM ET
  • USAspending.govU.S. Department of the Treasury
    Related Federal Spending section
  • FEC filingsFederal Election Commission
    Funding & Lobbying section
  • Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House
    Funding & Lobbying section

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