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Amendments · SAMDT 3697
FAILED· 119TH CONGRESS· SENATE
Senate AmendmentSAMDT 3697
To require a review of the methodologies used to determine the amounts of locality-based comparability payments and to require the President's Pay Agent to conduct a pilot program establishing alternative models for determining the amounts of those payments.
PROPOSED OCT 9· LAST ACTION OCT 9
- Amendment, not the bill
- Failed — base text stands
- Effect depends on parent bill
DISPOSITION
FAILED
OCT 9
“Amendment SA 3697, under the order of 10/9/2025, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 564.”
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SUMMARY
WHAT THIS CHANGES
This amendment would have required the government to review how it calculates 'locality pay'—the extra money federal employees receive based on where they live and work. It also proposed a trial program to test different ways of determining these pay amounts to see if they accurately reflect local job markets.
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KEY POINTS
2POINT 01
Review of Pay Formulas
The government wanted to investigate if the current math used to adjust federal salaries is still the best way to keep those jobs competitive with the private sector.
POINT 02
Pilot Program for New Models
A trial program would have allowed the government to test new data sources and math models on a small scale before making permanent changes to federal pay scales.
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ACTION TIMELINE
7 EVENTSOCT 9
Amendment SA 3697, under the order of 10/9/2025, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 564.
OCT 9
Amendment SA 3697 proposed by Senator Curtis to Amendment SA 3748. (consideration: CR S7065-7066)
OCT 9
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3697 proposed by Senator Curtis to Amendment SA 3748.
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AMENDMENT INFO
TypeSenate Amendment
NumberSAMDT 3697
Congress119th
ChamberSenate
StatusFAILED
ProposedOct 9, 2025
SubmittedSep 2, 2025
Last actionOct 9, 2025
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FAILED· 119TH CONGRESS · SENATE · PROPOSED OCT 9, 2025
Senate AmendmentSAMDT 3697
To require a review of the methodologies used to determine the amounts of locality-based comparability payments and to require the President's Pay Agent to conduct a pilot program establishing alternative models for determining the amounts of those payments.
PROPOSED OCT 9, 2025· SUBMITTED SEP 2, 2025· LAST ACTION OCT 9, 2025
DISPOSITION
FAILED
COSPONSORS
1
DAYS SINCE ACTION
351
