I 
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 re-
ferred 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Civilian Work-
force Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. PAY INCREASE FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT EMPLOYEES IN 2019. 
(a) STATUTORY PAY SYSTEMS.—For calendar year 
2019, the percentage adjustment under section 5303 of 
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title 5, United States Code, in the rates of basic pay under 
the statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of 
such title) shall be 2.6 percent. 
(b) 
PREVAILING
RATE
EMPLOYEES.—Notwith-
standing the wage survey requirements under section 
5343(b) of title 5, United States Code, for fiscal year 
2019, the rates of basic pay (as in effect on the last day 
of fiscal year 2018 under section 5343(a) of such title) 
for prevailing rate employees in each wage area and the 
rates of basic pay under sections 5348 and 5349 of such 
title shall be increased by 2.6 percent. 
(c) SENIOR
EXECUTIVE
SERVICE
CAREER
AP-
POINTEES.—For calendar year 2019, the rate of basic pay 
for any career position within the Senior Executive Service 
or the FBI–DEA Senior Executive Service (as that term 
is defined in section 3151(a) of title 5, United States 
Code) shall be the rate of pay for any such position on 
the day immediately before the date specified in section 
3(a), increased by 2.6 percent. 
(d) SENIOR-LEVEL AND SCIENTIFIC AND PROFES-
SIONAL POSITIONS.—For calendar year 2019, the rates 
of basic pay for any senior-level and scientific and profes-
sional position under section 5376 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall be the rate of pay for any such position on 
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the day immediately before the date specified in section 
3(a), increased by 2.6 percent. 
(e) EXCEPTED SERVICE.—For calendar year 2019, 
the rate of basic pay for any position in the excepted serv-
ice (as that term is defined by section 2103 of title 5, 
United States Code) shall be the rate of pay for any such 
position on the day immediately before the date specified 
in section 3(a), increased by 2.6 percent. 
(f) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the adjustments in pay made under this 
section shall be deemed to apply beginning on the 
first day of the first pay period beginning on or after 
January 1, 2019, applicable to any position covered 
by that section. 
(2) PREVAILING RATE EMPLOYEES.—The ad-
justments to pay under subsection (b) shall be 
deemed to apply beginning on the first day of the 
first pay period beginning on or after October 1, 
2018. 
(3) OTHER
ADJUSTMENTS
PERMITTED; LIM-
ITS.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— 
(A) limit any other increase, including al-
lowances, performance awards, or bonuses, oth-
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erwise permitted under law to any a rate of pay 
adjusted under section 2; or 
(B) waive any provision of law, rule, or 
regulation, including section 5307 of title 5, 
United States Code, that limits total aggregate 
pay of any such position. 
SEC. 3. PAY FREEZE FOR SENIOR OFFICIALS IN 2019. 
Notwithstanding section 2, during calendar year 
2019, the limitations on pay provided under section 738 
of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 
(Public Law 115–141) shall apply. 
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