Title: Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019
This bill increases by 2.6% the rates of basic pay for most federal civilian employees for 2019.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 262 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 262

To provide for a pay increase in 2019 for certain civilian employees of 
            the Federal Government, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 29, 2019

  Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
  Schatz, Ms. Hirono, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise 
Fairness Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. PAY INCREASE FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IN 2019.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``career appointee'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code;
            (2) the term ``excepted service'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 2103 of title 5, United States Code;
            (3) the term ``FBI-DEA Senior Executive Service'' means the 
        personnel system described in section 3151(a) of title 5, 
        United States Code; and
            (4) the term ``statutory pay system'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 5302 of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Statutory Pay Systems.--For calendar year 2019, the percentage 
adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in the 
rates of basic pay under the statutory pay systems shall be 2.6 
percent.
    (c) Prevailing Rate Employees.--Notwithstanding 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 September 30, 
2018, under section 5343(a) of that title) for prevailing rate 
employees in each wage area and the rates of basic pay under sections 
5348 and 5349 of that title shall be increased by 2.6 percent.
    (d) Senior Executive Service Career Appointees.--For calendar year 
2019, the rate of basic pay for any career appointee and for any career 
position in the FBI-DEA Senior Executive Service shall be the rate of 
pay in effect for the position on December 31, 2018, increased by 2.6 
percent.
    (e) Senior-Level and Scientific and Professional Positions.--For 
calendar year 2019, the rate of basic pay for any position to which 
section 5376 of title 5, United States Code, applies shall be the rate 
of pay in effect for the position on December 31, 2018, increased by 
2.6 percent.
    (f) Excepted Service.--For calendar year 2019, the rate of basic 
pay for any position in the excepted service shall be the rate of pay 
in effect for the position on December 31, 2018, increased by 2.6 
percent.
    (g) Application.--
            (1) In general.--The adjustments in pay made under this Act 
        shall apply beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Other adjustments permitted; limits.--Nothing in this 
        Act may be construed to--
                    (A) limit any other increase, including an 
                allowance, a performance award, or a bonus, otherwise 
                permitted under law to any rate of pay adjusted under 
                this Act; or
                    (B) waive any provision of law, rule, or 
                regulation, including section 5307 of title 5, United 
                States Code, limiting total aggregate pay.
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