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• FMA Endorses Connolly Legislation to Provide a 4.3 Percent Raise in 2026 - January 16, 2024

• On January 16, 2025, House Oversight and Accountability Committee Ranking Member Gerry Connolly (D-VA) introduced the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act in the 119th Congress, which would provide an average 4.3 percent raise to the federal workforce in 2026. FMA endorsed the legislation, applauding Congressman Connolly for his steadfast support of the federal workforce.

  Federal pay has not kept pace with inflation, and retention of feds is at a severe risk. According to the Federal Salary Council, federal employees on average earned 24.72 percent less in 2024 than their private sector counterparts, a disparity that will only force more of the best and brightest out of federal service. FMA urges Congress to provide for a fair and reasonable pay raise that reflects the needs of the workforce for 2026, particularly as feds did not receive the traditional pay parity with the uniformed military for 2025. FMA is pleased to give strong support to the FAIR Act.

  To read Congressman Connolly's press release on introduction, click here.

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