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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 790 

To provide for a pay increase in 2019 for certain civilian employees of 

the Federal Government, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 25, 2019 

Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. HOYER, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. TRONE, Mr. 

RASKIN, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. BEYER, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. BROWN of 

Maryland, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

A BILL 

To provide for a pay increase in 2019 for certain civilian 

employees of the Federal Government, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Civilian Work5 force Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PAY INCREASE FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL GOVERN7 MENT EMPLOYEES IN 2019. 

8 (a) STATUTORY PAY SYSTEMS.—For calendar year 

9 2019, the percentage adjustment under section 5303 of 


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1 title 5, United States Code, in the rates of basic pay under 

2 the statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of 

3 such title) shall be 2.6 percent. 

4 (b) PREVAILING RATE EMPLOYEES.—Notwith5 standing the wage survey requirements under section 

6 5343(b) of title 5, United States Code, for fiscal year 

7 2019, the rates of basic pay (as in effect on the last day 

8 of fiscal year 2018 under section 5343(a) of such title) 

9 for prevailing rate employees in each wage area and the 

10 rates of basic pay under sections 5348 and 5349 of such 

11 title shall be increased by 2.6 percent. 

12 (c) SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE CAREER AP13 POINTEES.—For calendar year 2019, the rate of basic pay 

14 for any career position within the Senior Executive Service 

15 or the FBI–DEA Senior Executive Service (as that term 

16 is defined in section 3151(a) of title 5, United States 

17 Code) shall be the rate of pay for any such position on 

18 the day immediately before the date specified in section 

19 3(a), increased by 2.6 percent. 

20 (d) SENIOR-LEVEL AND SCIENTIFIC AND PROFES21 SIONAL POSITIONS.—For calendar year 2019, the rates 

22 of basic pay for any senior-level and scientific and profes23 sional position under section 5376 of title 5, United States 

24 Code, shall be the rate of pay for any such position on 


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1 the day immediately before the date specified in section 

2 3(a), increased by 2.6 percent. 

3 (e) EXCEPTED SERVICE.—For calendar year 2019, 

4 the rate of basic pay for any position in the excepted serv5 ice (as that term is defined by section 2103 of title 5, 

6 United States Code) shall be the rate of pay for any such 

7 position on the day immediately before the date specified 

8 in section 3(a), increased by 2.6 percent. 

9 (f) APPLICATION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para11 graph (2), the adjustments in pay made under this 

12 section shall be deemed to apply beginning on the 

13 first day of the first pay period beginning on or after 

14 January 1, 2019, applicable to any position covered 

15 by that section. 

16 (2) PREVAILING RATE EMPLOYEES.—The ad17 justments to pay under subsection (b) shall be 

18 deemed to apply beginning on the first day of the 

19 first pay period beginning on or after October 1, 

20 2018. 

21 (3) OTHER ADJUSTMENTS PERMITTED; LIM22 ITS.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— 

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1 erwise permitted under law to any a rate of pay 

2 adjusted under section 2; or 

3 (B) waive any provision of law, rule, or 

4 regulation, including section 5307 of title 5, 

5 United States Code, that limits total aggregate 

6 pay of any such position. 

7 SEC. 3. PAY FREEZE FOR SENIOR OFFICIALS IN 2019. 

8 Notwithstanding section 2, during calendar year 

9 2019, the limitations on pay provided under section 738 

10 of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 

11 (Public Law 115–141) shall apply. 

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