I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 790 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019 . 2. Pay increase for certain Federal Government employees in 2019 (a) 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 (as defined in section 5302 of such title) shall be 2.6 percent. (b) 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 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 appointees 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 Professional positions For calendar year 2019, the rates of basic pay for any senior-level and scientific and professional position under section 5376 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. (e) Excepted service For calendar year 2019, the rate of basic pay for any position in the excepted service (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 paragraph (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 adjustments 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; limits Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— (A) limit any other increase, including allowances, performance awards, or bonuses, otherwise 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. 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.