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HR 857 111th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory procedures Bank accounts, deposits, capital Banking and financial institutions regulation Department of the Treasury Financial crises and stabilization Wages and earnings

Limit Executive Compensation Abuse Act

Introduced: February 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 4, 2009
Introduced in House
Feb 3, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H881)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Limit Executive Compensation Abuse Act - Limits the annual compensation of any employee of a financial institution or other entity that receives funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) established under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to the amount of compensation paid to the President of the United States.

What's happening now February 4, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 360 Related bill Cap Executive Officer Pay Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 9
Arcuri, Michael
· Feb 13, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 11, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 11, 2009
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 11, 2009
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 10, 2009
Wilson, Charles
· Feb 10, 2009
Boccieri, John
· Feb 4, 2009
Childers, Travis
· Feb 4, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 4, 2009
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 4, 2009
Driehaus, Steve
· Feb 4, 2009
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Feb 4, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 4, 2009
Murphy, Patrick
· Feb 4, 2009
Perriello, Thomas
· Feb 4, 2009
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 4, 2009
Schauer, Mark
· Feb 4, 2009
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 4, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Feb 4, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 857: Limit Executive Compensation Abuse Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-857/
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"H.R. 857: Limit Executive Compensation Abuse Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-857/.
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H.R. 857, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-857/.
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