# 119-s-126: FAIR Act

119-s-126, FAIR Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-126
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-126
- Congress: 119
- Title: FAIR Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would provide a targeted federal employee pay increase for 2026.** It would raise basic pay across statutory and prevailing rate systems by 3.3% and boost locality pay by 1%, for a possible combined increase of 4.3% for workers who receive both.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher federal pay for 2026: benefit, medium. If enacted, federal civilian employees would get pay increases for 2026. The bill would raise basic pay rates under the statutory pay systems by 3.3% for calendar year 2026. It would raise the locality pay adjustment by 1% for calendar year 2026. For fiscal year 2026, prevailing rate (wage‑area) pa…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-sres-854: A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Voting Rights Month".
- 119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-126 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/126)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-sres-854: A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Voting Rights Month".](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-854)
- [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-126 (as of 2026-04-21).