The main purpose of this legislation, known as the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act, is to increase the pay rates for federal employees. Specifically, it aims to raise the salaries of workers under the statutory pay systems and those classified as prevailing rate employees by 4.3 percent for the year 2026. Key provisions of the FAIR Act include a 3.3 percent increase in basic pay for employees under the statutory pay systems, which are the standard pay scales for federal workers.