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Members of Congress hoping to secure higher pay raise for federal employees next year

April 29, 2022

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Members of Congress are pushing for a 5.1% pay raise for federal workers next year. The increase aligns with the House’s Federal Adjustment of Income Rates, or “FAIR” Act. In a letter to the House Committee on Appropriations, 62 representatives urge the chairwoman and ranking member to implement the increase. They point to a 2020 report that says federal employees make about 23% less than workers in the private sector. The request is half a percent higher than what the White House asked for in it fiscal 2023 budget request.

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