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House Committee Defers to Proposed 2 Percent Pay Raise

Last week, the House Appropriations Committee passed its Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, which has jurisdiction over various government-wide employee provisions such as the annual pay increase. Once again, the committee remained silent on federal employee pay, letting the president’s proposal for a 2 percent pay raise in 2025 stand, for now.

The Senate Appropriations Committee has not released its spending bills for fiscal 2025.

Congress can still act to increase the pay increase for 2025 and NTEU continues the fight to pass the FAIR Act, which would provide an average 7.4 percent pay raise next year. Such an investment in the federal workforce would help close the significant pay gap between federal employee and private sector pay and help the federal government compete with the private sector for talented employees.

For 2024, President Biden’s proposed average 5.2 percent pay raise was implemented, marking the largest increase for federal employees since the Carter administration.  

Learn more about our fight for a fair pay raise.