FAIR Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would provide a targeted federal employee pay increase for 2026. It would raise basic pay across statutory and prevailing rate systems by 3.3% and boost locality pay by 1%, for a possible combined increase of 4.3% for workers who receive both.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Higher federal pay for 2026
If enacted, federal civilian employees would get pay increases for 2026. The bill would raise basic pay rates under the statutory pay systems by 3.3% for calendar year 2026. It would raise the locality pay adjustment by 1% for calendar year 2026. For fiscal year 2026, prevailing rate (wage‑area) pay and the pay rates under 5 U.S.C. 5348 and 5349 would be increased by 3.3%, using pay levels in effect on the last day of fiscal year 2025 and notwithstanding the usual wage‑survey timing. Employees who receive both a 3.3% base increase and a 1% locality increase could see a combined rise of about 4.3% in 2026. The bill would not create new funding; it would change pay rates by operation of existing statutes.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
HI • D
Cosponsors
Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 1/21/2025
Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/21/2025
Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
VT • I
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Roll Call Votes
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