Senate Republicans Propose 2021 Pay Freeze for Feds One Month Before Deadline to Avoid Shutdown

Government Executive: Republican appropriators in the Senate have proposed a pay freeze for federal civilian employees in 2021 just one month before Congress hits the deadline to avert a government shutdown.

The proposal to keep federal workers’ pay at 2020 levels is less generous than the plan of President Trump, who proposed a 1% across-the-board increase to basic pay for civilian feds for next year, as well as the House, which passed appropriations bills over the summer that deferred to Trump’s pay plan. It also comes at the start of a Federal Employees Health Benefits Program open season where employees will see an average 4.9% premium increase.

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