U.S. Senate · October 9, 2025
Roll call 564 · 119th Congress, session 1
S.Amdt. 3697 — To require a review of the methodologies used to determine the amounts of locality-based comparability payments and to require the President's Pay Agent to conduct a pilot program establishing alternative models for determining the amounts…
A vote on a proposed change to the bill A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it.
Failed
51 yes 46 no
The Senate said no · recorded as “Amendment Rejected”
Needed three-fifths (60 of 100 senators), the bar for ending debate.
What was being voted on
119-SAMDT-3697 — To require a review of the methodologies used to determine the amounts of locality-based comparability payments and to require the President's Pay Agent to conduct a pilot program establishing alternative models for determining the amounts of those payments.
Summary of Amendment SA 3697 This amendment, submitted by Mr. Curtis, aims to add a section to bill S. 2296 focused on the modernization of the pay comparability system. The purpose is to require the Pay Agent to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration to review how comparability payments are determined. This review must assess how these payments align with labor market data and cost-of-living indicators, such as the Consumer Price Index and various housing market indices.
