Number: RS21689
Title: Federal Pay  Status of January 2004 Adjustments: A Fact Sheet
Authors: Sharon S. Gressle, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: Federal pay adjustment rates going into effect in January 2004, under Executive Order 13322 (69 Federal Register 231) were less than those in the pending Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (H.R. 2673). The General Schedule (GS) and related salary systems were limited to 2.0%, as opposed to the 4.1% subsequently passed. Salaries of officials in the three branches were temporarily limited, due to the lower GS rate, to 1.5%, rather than the scheduled 2.2%, which upon Presidential approval of H.R. 2673, will go into effect retroactively.
Pages: 2
Date: Updated January 24, 2004