119th Congress
S. 126
FAIR Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Introduced
- Jan 16, 2025
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (16)
Original cosponsors (11)
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Added later (5)
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) · Jan 21, 2025
- John Fetterman (D-PA) · Jan 21, 2025
- Mark R. Warner (D-VA) · Jul 23, 2025
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Feb 4, 2026
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE) · Feb 4, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act
This bill modifies pay rates for federal employees in 2026. Specifically, the bill increases rates under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 3.3% and increases locality pay by 1%.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 16, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. - Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in Senate