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Compromise defense bill to give 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted troops

December 9, 2024 enlisted, raise, compromise, Defense, Bill, Troops, give, 14.5%, junior0 comment

The House and Senate Armed Services committees’ compromise defense policy bill released late Saturday night could give junior enlisted service members a 14.5% pay raise next year — a historic pay bump for troops in the ranks of E-1 through E-4. Under the 2025 defense policy bill, all service members will get a 4.5% pay raise, which will take effect at the beginning of the year. Junior enlisted troops will receive an additional 10% pay bump, which will start in April, according to the legislation. The 14.5% pay raise is…

Proposed 2% federal pay raise gets support in 2025 defense authorization bill

June 20, 2024 2025, Authorization, raise, Defense, federal, support, Bill, gets, proposed0 comment

With both Senate and House lawmakers advancing legislation that aligns with President Joe Biden’s 2% federal pay raise request, civilian federal employees appear to be a step closer to a smaller pay bump for 2025. The Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act last week showed support for a 2% raise for DoD civilian workers and a 4.5% raise for military members. In a vote of 22-3 on June 13, committee lawmakers advanced the 2025 NDAA to the full Senate for consideration. The House…

Clooney and Roberts help Biden raise $28 million at a fundraiser featuring dire warnings about Trump

June 16, 2024 warnings, raise, dire, about, Biden, Help, Million, featuring, Roberts, fundraiser, Trump, Clooney0 comment

Some of Hollywood’s brightest stars headlined a glitzy fundraiser for President Joe Biden, helping raise what his reelection campaign said was $ 28 million and hoping to energize would-be supporters for a November election that they argued was among the most important in the nation’s history. The Washington Times stories: White House

Big pay raise for troops in defense bill sent to Biden. Conservatives stymied on cultural issues

December 15, 2023 raise, Biden, Defense, issues, Conservatives, Bill, sent, Troops, “Cultural, stymied0 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a defense policy bill Thursday that authorizes the biggest pay raise for troops in more than two decades, overcoming objections from some conservatives concerned the measure did not do enough to restrict the Pentagon’s diversity initiatives, abortion travel policy and gender-affirming health care for transgender service members. The $ 886 billion bill was approved by a vote of 310-118 and now goes to President Joe Biden after the Senate had overwhelmingly passed it Wednesday. It is likely the last piece of major legislation Congress…

Democrats reintroduce bill to give feds 8.7% average pay raise next year

January 29, 2023 Democrats, year, raise, Next, Bill, Reintroduce, give, Feds, 'average', 8.7%0 comment

A bicameral pair of Democrats proposed a bill to give federal employees a pay raise in 2024, in what has become an annual tradition in recent years. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) reintroduced the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act in the House and Senate, respectively, to give most civilian employees an 8.7% average pay raise next year. Specifically, the bill includes a 4.7% across-the-board base pay raise, plus a 4% average locality pay increase. The legislation also includes a 4.7% raise for prevailing rate…

Omnibus silently endorses 4.6% pay raise for federal employees in 2023

December 20, 2022 endorses, raise, federal, employees, 2023, Omnibus, silently, 4.6%0 comment

For federal employees, the most significant part of the $ 1.7 trillion omnibus spending package that Congress unveiled this week may not be contained in the text of the legislation itself, but rather found in what’s not said. The 4,155-page bill, which House and Senate lawmakers released in the early morning hours of Dec. 20, doesn’t make any reference to the 4.6% across-the-board federal pay raise, in effect silently endorsing the Biden administration’s proposal for 2023. The bill additionally supports a 4.6% pay raise for military members in 2023. But…