H.R. 10898House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Locality Pay Adjustment Act

To direct the President's Pay Agent to establish pay localities for the Orlando metropolitan area and the Tampa metropolitan area.

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The Locality Pay Adjustment Act directs the President’s Pay Agent to create federal locality pay zones for the Orlando and Tampa metropolitan areas. Within one year of the law’s enactment, the Pay Agent must study the need for these zones, report the findings to Congress, and then put the new pay localities into effect. The change would affect federal employees who work in those two Florida regions by adjusting their salaries to reflect local cost‑of‑living differences.

Key Provisions

Within one year, the Pay Agent must conduct a study on establishing locality pay for the Orlando and Tampa metro areas.
The Pay Agent must submit a report of the study’s results to Congress.
After the study, the Pay Agent is required to establish the new locality pay zones for those areas.

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

October 22, 2026

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

October 22, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

October 22, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued October 22, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10898

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 22, 2026

Mr. Soto (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

A BILL

To direct the President’s Pay Agent to establish pay localities for the Orlando metropolitan area and the Tampa metropolitan area.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Locality Pay Adjustment Act.

Establishment of pay localities for the Orlando and Tampa metropolitan areas

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the pay agent (as that term is defined in section 5302 of title 5, United States Code) shall—

(1)

conduct a study regarding establishing pay localities for the Orlando metropolitan area and the Tampa metropolitan area;

(2)

submit to Congress a report on the results of such study; and

(3)

establish pay localities for the Orlando metropolitan area and the Tampa metropolitan area.