The House of Representatives will continue to engage in Committee business this week, while the Senate is on a State work break. Both bodies begin to undertake legislative business including floor votes on July 17.

Federal News Network reports that “Days after House appropriators essentially endorsed the president’s planned 1% federal pay raise for civilian employees next year, a bipartisan group of House members are pushing for a bigger boost. [A bipartisan group of] Ten House lawmakers say civilian federal employees should earn pay parity with the military next year. Military members are on track to receive a 3% raise in 2021.” The article further explains that “Congress has stepped in twice in the last two years to override the president’s federal pay recommendations, with lawmakers securing a 3.1% boost for civilian employees for 2020 and a 1.9% bump in 2019.”

Don’t forget that due to the COVID-19 emergency, Wednesday July 15 is federal and generally state income tax filing and payment day for tax year 2019. It’s this year’s April 15.