Back to search
HR 790 - 116

Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019

Received in the Senate.

Bill Text Stats

Bill text analysis is not available for this record yet.

Affected Sectors

How to read this

Sectors are deterministic matches from official Congress.gov data and cached bill text. They are source-derived signals, not conclusions about intent or economic effect.

Evidence matches count official fields, normalized subjects, cached text snippets, or extracted entities that matched the sector rules.

Impact is a bill-level rollup used for sorting and filtering. It is not an economic impact estimate.

Confidence is the strongest individual match score behind that sector.

Evidence snippets show why a sector matched and can repeat when Congress.gov repeats the same phrase across official fields.

Affected-sector context is not available for this record yet.

CBO Cost Estimates

Official Congressional Budget Office cost estimate links associated with this bill through Congress.gov records.

How to read this

CBO estimates are official source documents with their own assumptions, scope, and publication dates. They can score a bill, a version of a bill, or a broader legislative package.

LawLinter stores the source link from Congress.gov and does not replace the CBO document. Use these cards as pointers for source review, not as independent fiscal advice.

CBO context shows source-attributed Congressional Budget Office cost estimates linked from official Congress.gov bill records. It is research context only; read the official CBO source document for assumptions, scope, and dates.

No CBO cost estimate is currently linked for this bill.

Campaign Finance Context

Related FEC/OpenFEC campaign-finance records for lawmakers and candidates tied to this bill through source-attributed legislative relationships. These are not donations to the bill itself.

How to read this

Amounts shown here are campaign-finance totals for sponsor or cosponsor-linked candidates and their committees in the displayed FEC cycle.

They are not donations to this bill, spending on this bill, or proof that money influenced or caused sponsorship, cosponsorship, votes, or legislative outcomes.

If multiple linked lawmakers have FEC records, this section can show multiple candidate cards and separate sponsor/cosponsor rollups.

Campaign-finance context uses source-attributed FEC/OpenFEC records that are related or relevant to the displayed bill, lawmaker, candidate, committee, or legislative relationship through deterministic links. It is research context only, not proof of influence, causation, endorsement, or that money caused a sponsorship, vote, or legislative outcome.

No FEC/OpenFEC campaign-finance context is currently linked for this bill.

Lobbying Context

Related LDA.gov filings where public lobbying activity descriptions reference this bill. These records are source-attributed research context, not evidence of influence or causation.

How to read this

LDA filings are public lobbying disclosure records. LawLinter links them here only when the filing activity text contains an exact-looking reference to this bill.

A filing can mention many issues, clients, agencies, or bills. A match should be treated as a pointer for review, not as a conclusion about why legislation changed or how any lawmaker acted.

Lobbying context uses source-attributed LDA.gov records that appear related to this bill through bill references in public lobbying activity descriptions. It is research context only, not proof of influence, causation, endorsement, lobbying effectiveness, or legislative intent.

No LDA.gov lobbying disclosure context is currently linked for this bill.

Summary

53 Passed House Mar 4, 2019

Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019 This bill increases by 2.6% the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for 2019.

00 Introduced in House Jan 31, 2019

Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019 This bill increases by 2.6% the rates of basic pay for most federal civilian employees for 2019. It bars a pay increase for the Vice President and certain senior political appointees.

Sponsors

Timeline

Jan 31, 2019

Received in the Senate.

Jan 30, 2019

Rule H. Res. 87 passed House.

Jan 30, 2019

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 87. (consideration: CR H1295-1306)

Jan 30, 2019

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 790 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution provides for suspension authority through the legislative day of February 8, 2019.

Jan 30, 2019

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 87 and Rule XVIII.

Jan 30, 2019

The Speaker designated the Honorable Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan to act as Chairman of the Committee.

Jan 30, 2019

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 790.

Jan 30, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 87, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Trone amendment No. 1.

Jan 30, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 87, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fletcher amendment No. 2.

Jan 30, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 87, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Trahan amendment No. 3.

Jan 30, 2019

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Trahan amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Meadows demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.

Jan 30, 2019

Mr. Connolly moved that the committee rise.

Jan 30, 2019

On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

Jan 30, 2019

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 790 as unfinished business.

Jan 30, 2019

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1313-1316)

Jan 30, 2019

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

Jan 30, 2019

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 790.

Jan 30, 2019

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Jan 30, 2019

The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR H1304)

Jan 30, 2019

Mrs. Brooks (IN) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. (text: CR H1314)

Jan 30, 2019

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brooks of Indiana motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add at the end of the bill a new section pertaining to the Prohibition on Pay Adjustment for Employees Disciplined for Sexual Misconduct.

Jan 30, 2019

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

Jan 30, 2019

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 216 (Roll no. 63).

Jan 30, 2019

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 259 - 161 (Roll no. 64).

Jan 30, 2019

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 259 - 161 (Roll no. 64).

Jan 30, 2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jan 29, 2019

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 87 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 790 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution provides for suspension authority through the legislative day of February 8, 2019.

Jan 25, 2019

Introduced in House

Jan 25, 2019

Introduced in House

Jan 25, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

House Votes

Roll call 64 · Session 1 · Jan 30, 2019
Passed

Amendments

No amendment records are currently available for this bill.
Compiled bill record. Bill pages combine Congress.gov source payloads, normalized relationships, cached text analysis, vote links, and deterministic sector/signal extraction. This is not an official government record or legal advice; use the official source link when accuracy matters.