[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5963. Mr. FETTERMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PARITY IN ANNUAL PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR FEDERAL 
                   CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       Section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Parity With Military Pay Adjustments.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the percentage adjustment in the rates of basic pay 
     under the General Schedule under this section for any 
     calendar year shall be equal to the percentage increase in 
     basic pay provided for members of the uniformed services that 
     takes effect for that same calendar year.
       ``(2) Applicability.--The adjustment described in paragraph 
     (1) shall apply to--
       ``(A) rates of basic pay under the General Schedule under 
     section 5332; and
       ``(B) any other statutory pay system for civilian employees 
     that receives the annual adjustment under this section.
       ``(3) Prohibition on alternative pay plan.--The President 
     may not issue any alternative pay adjustment under subsection 
     (b) that results in a percentage adjustment lower than the 
     percentage increase in basic pay provided for members of the 
     uniformed services.''.
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