H.R. 4429: To amend subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for wage parity for prevailing rate employees in Guam.
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H.R. 4429: To amend subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for wage parity for prevailing rate employees in Guam.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-05-20 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-05-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To amend subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for wage parity for prevailing rate employees in Guam.
Plain summary
Directs the Office of Personnel Management to establish wage schedules and rates for prevailing rate employees who are U.S. citizens employed in Guam that are the same as the wages schedules and rates for such employees in Hawaii.
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Official text
To amend subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for wage parity for prevailing rate employees in Guam.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4429.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr4429 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108