# 117-hr-6398: FAIR Act

117-hr-6398, FAIR Act, is a 117th 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: 117-hr-6398
- Congress: 117
- Title: FAIR Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2022-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 59
- 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 modifies pay rates for federal employees in 2023. Specifically, the bill increases rates under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 4.1% and increases locality pay by 1%.

## Cosponsors (59)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2022-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6398 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6398)

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