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HR10898Referred to Committee

Locality Pay Adjustment Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-10-22
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Darren Soto
Darren Soto
Democrat · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 93.8% (672 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001200

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12)Original· 2026-10-22
  • Kathy Castor (D-FL-14)Original· 2026-10-22

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2026-10-22

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2026-10-22

Plain-English Summary

Plain-English summary pending. Introduced on 2026-10-22. Check back soon — summaries are generated as bills progress through Congress.

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10898 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10898 To direct the President's Pay Agent to establish pay localities for the Orlando metropolitan area and the Tampa metropolitan area. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 22, 2026 Mr. Soto (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the President's Pay Agent to establish pay localities for the Orlando metropolitan area and the Tampa metropolitan area. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Locality Pay Adjustment Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PAY LOCALITIES FOR THE ORLANDO AND TAMPA METROPOLITAN AREAS. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the pay agent (as that term is defined in section 5302 of title 5, United States Code) shall-- (1) conduct a study regarding establishing pay localities for the Orlando metropolitan area and the Tampa metropolitan area; (2) submit to Congress a report on the results of such study; and (3) establish pay localities for the Orlando metropolitan area and the Tampa metropolitan area. <all>
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