{"id":12496,"date":"2021-01-21T20:53:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T20:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/21\/legislators-again-call-for-a-significant-federal-pay-raise-next-year\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:35:11","slug":"legislators-again-call-for-a-significant-federal-pay-raise-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2021\/01\/21\/legislators-again-call-for-a-significant-federal-pay-raise-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislators again call for a significant federal pay raise next year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just weeks into 2021, some members of Congress are already looking to cement a record-high pay raise for federal employees in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., reintroduced the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act in the House Jan. 21, which would provide federal employees with a total 3.2 percent pay increase on their 2022 paychecks. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, is expected to introduce a companion bill in the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That pay increase would consist of a 2.2 percent basic pay adjustment and a 1 percent increase to locality pay, which is used to balance income for feds living in expensive parts of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFederal employees have scapegoated for four long years,\u201d said Connolly in a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019ve worked tirelessly throughout a global pandemic, risking their lives in service to the American people. And how has the Trump administration thanked them? With cruel personal attacks, unsafe work environments, pay freezes, government shutdowns, sequestration cuts, furloughs and a mindless across-the-board hiring freeze. Still, our federal workforce serves with dedication and distinction every day. They deserve better. The FAIR Act is critical step towards recognizing their contributions and providing fair and just compensation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both congressmen have introduced similarly titled legislation in the 115th and 116th Congresses, though the most recent iteration would have increased pay by 3.6 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, the proposed 3.2 percent increase would surpass 2020\u2032s 3.1 percent increase, which was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/pay-benefits\/2019\/12\/16\/feds-likely-to-see-a-historic-pay-raise-in-2020\/\" target=_blank>largest feds had received in a decade<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFederal workers play an important role in our everyday lives. They\u2019re caring for our veterans, providing critical research to help fight the pandemic, and cutting our social security checks,\u201d said Schatz in a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter suffering through furloughs and pay freezes over the past few years, these hardworking public servants deserve a raise \u2014 and our bill will make sure they finally get one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federal employees received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/pay-benefits\/2021\/01\/04\/feds-receive-one-percent-pay-raise-for-2021\/#:~:text=President%20Donald%20Trump%20signed%20an,by%201%20percent%20in%202021.\" target=_blank>only a one percent basic pay increase<\/a> this year, after Congress declined to include employee pay provisions in their government spending package, which defaulted the pay adjustment to what was proposed by the White House in February 2020. 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