FAIR Act
The summary
What this bill does
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%.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Senator - Hawaii · D-HI
16 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - CT · D-CT
U.S. Representative - CA · D-CA
U.S. Representative - HI · D-HI
Member of Congress · D-CA
U.S. Representative - VT · I-VT
U.S. Representative - MA · D-MA
Member of Congress · D-VA
Member of Congress · D-MA
Member of Congress · D-MD
U.S. Representative - NM · D-NM
U.S. Representative - OR · D-OR
U.S. Representative - NM · D-NM
+ 4 more cosponsors
Roll-call vote
The vote, by member
The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | S |
| Bill Number | 126 |
| Origin Chamber | Senate |
| Current Status | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
| Policy Area | Government Operations and Politics |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | January 16, 2025 |
| Latest Action | January 16, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 16 · House vote — · — views |