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Brian Schatz (D-HI)

FAIR Act

S. 3823 · Senate bill Government Operations and Politics

A Democratic bill with 11 Democratic cosponsors · See all 12 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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, known as the "Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act" or the "FAIR Act," proposes specific pay increases for the 2027 calendar and fiscal years. It seeks to adjust the rates of basic pay under statutory pay systems by 3.1 percent. Additionally, it aims to increase pay for prevailing rate employees by 3.1 percent. The bill also includes a 1 percent adjustment for locality pay.

Yes· 3 of 6

  • Scored +3

    Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?

    The bill increases pay for federal employees which benefits workers in various life stages including young adults.

  • Scored +3

    Would people in middle age be better off under this?

    The bill increases pay for federal employees which benefits workers in various life stages including middle age.

  • Scored +3

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    The bill raises pay for prevailing rate employees who are often in lower-wage categories.

The opposite

  • Scored -2

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The bill increases federal payroll obligations through pay adjustments for statutory and prevailing rate employees.