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119-hr-493119th CongressWALLET

FAIR Act

Sponsored By: Representative Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]

Introduced

Summary

Raises federal pay for calendar year 2026 with targeted increases to statutory, prevailing rate, and locality pay. This bill would set a 3.3% increase for statutory pay systems and prevailing rate employees, and a 1% locality pay adjustment for 2026.

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  • Statutory pay employees (those covered under 5 U.S.C. 5302) would receive a 3.3% increase to their rates of basic pay for calendar year 2026.
  • Prevailing rate employees (wage-area workers under 5 U.S.C. 5348 and 5349) would get a 3.3% raise for fiscal year 2026, applied to rates in effect on the last day of FY2025.
  • Workers in locality pay areas would receive a 1% locality pay adjustment for calendar year 2026, raising pay where locality schedules apply.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Proposed 2026 pay raise for federal workers

For calendar year 2026, federal employees on statutory pay systems would receive a 3.3% basic pay increase. Prevailing rate (wage grade) employees would also receive 3.3% for fiscal year 2026. That raise would be based on the basic pay rate on the last day of FY2025, regardless of the usual wage survey. If you receive locality pay, your locality adjustment would rise by 1% in calendar year 2026.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]

VA • D

Cosponsors

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2025

  • Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2025

  • Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2025

  • Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2025

  • Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2025

  • Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2025

  • Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 1/22/2025

  • Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 1/31/2025

  • Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/31/2025

  • Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]

    MO • D

    Sponsored 2/12/2025

  • Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 2/18/2025

  • Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 2/18/2025

  • Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/18/2025

  • Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/3/2025

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 3/14/2025

  • Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/14/2025

  • Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 3/14/2025

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 3/14/2025

  • Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 3/14/2025

  • Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 3/21/2025

  • Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 3/21/2025

  • Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2025

  • Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2025

  • Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 5/7/2025

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 5/15/2025

  • Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 10/31/2025

  • Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 10/31/2025

  • Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 10/31/2025

  • Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/10/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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