# 116-hr-5399: Locality Pay Equity Act of 2019

116-hr-5399, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5399
- Congress: 116
- Title: Locality Pay Equity Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2019-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Locality Pay Equity Act of 2019 This bill (1) prohibits the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from defining more than one local wage area for prevailing rate employees within a pay locality, except with respect to the pay locality designated as Rest of United States; and (2) requires the OPM to ensure that this bill shall not have the effect of reducing the rate of basic pay for an individual serving as a prevailing rate employee.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7806: SOS Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-6420: All Dependent Children Count Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5399 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5399)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [116-hr-7806: SOS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7806)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-6420: All Dependent Children Count Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6420)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5399 (as of 2025-11-18).