{"id":15850,"date":"2015-02-02T14:10:36","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T14:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2015\/02\/02\/obama-proposes-1-3-percent-federal-pay-raise-for-2016\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:35:14","slug":"obama-proposes-1-3-percent-federal-pay-raise-for-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/budget\/2015\/02\/02\/obama-proposes-1-3-percent-federal-pay-raise-for-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama proposes 1.3 percent federal pay raise for 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That raise is slightly higher than the 1 percent federal employees received for fiscal 2015, but is still low by historic standards. However, Obama does not need Congress for this pay raise to become law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president has the authority to propose a pay raise for federal employees and members of the military if Congress does not pass a bill addressing the issue. However, Congress can still pass a bill freezing pay or enacting a higher pay raise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last time federal employees received a pay raise above 3 percent was in 2009, when feds got a 3.9 percent pay raise. That was followed by several years of pay freezes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some lawmakers are already pushing for a much bigger pay raise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Gerry Connolly, D.-Va, and Sen. 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