# 119-hr-10898: Locality Pay Adjustment Act

119-hr-10898, Locality Pay Adjustment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10898
- Congress: 119
- Title: Locality Pay Adjustment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: unknown
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-28

## Summary

**Creates federal locality pay localities for the Orlando and Tampa metropolitan areas.** This bill would push to add Orlando and Tampa to the federal locality pay system by directing action from the President's Pay Agent. - Federal employees in the Orlando and Tampa metro areas would be the primary group affected. They could receive locality pay adjustments if localities are established. - The President's Pay Agent, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5302, would be required to conduct a study, submit a report to Congress, and establish these pay localities within one year after enactment. - Congress would receive the Pay Agent's report on the study's results.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Locality pay for Orlando and Tampa: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Pay Agent (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5302) to study establishing locality pay for the Orlando and Tampa metropolitan areas. The Pay Agent would have not later than 1 year after enactment to complete the study, submit a report to Congress, and establish those pay…

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- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
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- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10898 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10898)

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- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1518: New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1518)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10898 (as of 2026-10-28).