# 116-hr-5690: FAIR Act

116-hr-5690, FAIR Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5690
- Congress: 116
- Title: FAIR Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2020-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act This bill increases by 3.5% the rates of basic pay for federal employees under the statutory pay systems (i.e., the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, and various schedules related to the Veterans Health Administration) for calendar year 2021. Additionally, it increases by 3.5% the rates of basic pay for prevailing rate employees for FY2021.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-4: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019
- 116-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5690 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5690)

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- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-4: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4)
- [116-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-51)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
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