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H.R. 7480

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7480, the FAIR Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 10, 2026 by Rep. James Walkinshaw (D) with 31 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Feb 10, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 7480 has 31 co-sponsors.

hb7480/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7480 IH: Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-10
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7480  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 10, 2026   Mr. Walkinshaw  (for himself,  Ms. Chu ,  Ms. Jayapal ,  Mr. Subramanyam ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Lynch ,  Ms. Elfreth ,  Mr. Ivey ,  Ms. McClellan ,  Ms. Titus ,  Ms. DelBene ,  Ms. Budzinski ,  Mr. Beyer ,  Mr. Cleaver ,  Mr. Fitzpatrick ,  Mr. Hoyer ,  Ms. Omar ,  Ms. Simon ,  Ms. DeGette , and  Mr. McGovern ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 4.1 percent, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act   or the   FAIR Act  .
2.
Adjustment to rates of pay
(a)
Statutory pay systems
For calendar year 2027, 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 title 5, United States Code) shall be 3.1 percent.
(b)
Prevailing rate employees
Notwithstanding the wage survey requirements under section 5343(b) of title 5, United States Code, for fiscal year 2027, the rates of basic pay (as in effect on the last day of fiscal year 2026 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 3.1 percent.
3.
Adjustment to locality pay
For calendar year 2027, the percentage adjustment under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 1 percent.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-02-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 4.1 percent, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. James Walkinshaw (D) sponsors H.R. 7480, and 31 members have co-sponsored it, 19 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7480 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Feb 10, 2026 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7480 has taken 2 actions since Feb 10, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 10, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Feb 10, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 7480 has not gone to a roll call.

3 bills are related to H.R. 7480.

Titles

H.R. 7480 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • FAIR Act — Display Title
  • FAIR Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 4.1 percent, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7480 in 9 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Health Issues, Retirement.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION—Virginia12—
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION—Virginia12—
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia12—
PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS—District of Columbia12—
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SECURITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONS—Montana11$30K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION12—
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION12—
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION12—
PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS12—
GREYSTONE GROUP LLC11$30K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GREG STANFORD112
JANA DENNING112
JENNIFER TYREE112
JOHN HATTON112
KATHERINE SYBENGA112
MARAM ABDELHAMID112
MATTHEW SOCKNAT112
MATTHEW SOWARDS112
RANDALL THACKER112
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JOSH NASSAR111
KURT VORNDRAN111
RACHEL EMMONS111
REGINA HUTTER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report
PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTSPROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS2026 first_quarter$142.5K1st Quarter - Report
PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTSPROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS2026 second_quarter$120.6K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SECURITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONSGREYSTONE GROUP LLC2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATIONFEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
FEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATIONFEDERAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7480 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7480’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr7480/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7480, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALKINSHAW:H.R. 7480.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2119]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com