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House votes to extend pay freeze for fed workers

Tags: House , Congress , pay , pay freeze , workforce , Frank Wolf , Darrell Issa , Eleanor Holmes Norton , Colleen Kelley , NTEU

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Pay freeze bill heading for House vote

The House Rules Committee voted to fast-track legislation extending the pay freeze for federal employees through the end of the fiscal year. Federal workers are now slated to get a 0.5 percent pay increase in March when a stopgap continuing resolution expired. However, the measure approved by the House Rules Committee, introduced by Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), would block that increase.

Tags: House , Congress , pay and benefits , pay , pay freeze , Barack Obama , Chris Van Hollen

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House postpones federal pay freeze vote

The House has postponed a vote on a bill to extend the federal pay freeze through the rest of 2013. In its place, the House is set to vote on a measure withholding congressional pay unless lawmakers pass a budget — part of a broader deal to extend the debt limit.

Tags: Congress , House , budget , debt limit , federal pay freeze , Eric Cantor

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House bill blocks pay increase for feds

Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) introduced a bill that would block a 0.5 percent pay raise for federal workers slated to go into effect March 27. In an executive order issued late last month, President Barack Obama mandated a 0.5 percent pay increase.

Tags: House , Congress , pay raise , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Darrell Issa

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