CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

James Walkinshaw (D-VA)

FAIR Act

H.R. 7480 · House bill Government Operations and Politics

A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 40 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act. It was introduced in the House of Representatives on February 10, 2026. The bill aims to increase the rates of pay for federal workers. Specifically, it adjusts statutory pay systems and prevailing rate employees. It also includes an adjustment to locality pay.

Yes

  • Scored +3

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    The bill increases pay for prevailing rate employees which often includes lower-wage workers.

  • Scored +3

    Would middle-income households be better off under this?

    The pay increases for statutory pay systems benefit many middle-class federal employees.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.