FAIR Act
HR 7480, the FAIR Act, sets pay adjustments for federal employees in 2027. It increases base pay by 3.1% for most federal workers under standard pay systems and for employees paid according to local civilian wages in high-cost areas. Additionally, it raises locality pay adjustments by 1% for 2027. The bill directly affects all federal employees covered by these pay systems through concrete, formula-based adjustments.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 10, 2026
Last action Feb 10, 2026
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Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 33 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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P
James R. Walkinshaw
DDemocratic
Co
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
Co
Diana DeGette
DDemocratic
Co
Dina Titus
DDemocratic
Co
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Dwight Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Emanuel Cleaver
DDemocratic
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