Bill creates separate pay zones for Orlando and Tampa federal workers.
H.R. 10898 — Locality Pay Adjustment Act · Filed by Darren Soto (D-FL) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the President's Pay Agent to set up new pay rules. Orlando and Tampa would each get their own pay schedule. Right now these cities might be grouped with other areas. Federal workers there could get higher pay. The pay would be based on what things cost in their city.
Who it affects
Federal employees in Orlando and Tampa would be affected. They might get higher pay based on their local cost of living.
One thing to notice
The bill creates separate pay zones for two cities. This could lead other cities to ask for the same thing.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Oct 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Oct 26, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,595 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-28.
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