ESTABLISHED 2024 A CIVIC RECORD — CONFIRMED ACTIONS, CONFIRMED FACTS May 17, 2026

Executive Order 13819: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

President Trump signed Executive Order 13819 on December 22, 2017, adjusting federal employee pay rates effective January 2018. The order implemented a 1.4% across-the-board pay increase for most federal employees and adjusted locality pay percentages for different geographic areas. The order directly affected approximately 2.1 million federal civilian employees and retirees receiving cost-of-living adjustments.