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HR 620 114th Congress House

CEO-Employee Paycheck Fairness Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration.

Introduced: January 28, 2015 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
Taxation Corporate finance and managementEconomic performance and conditionsIncome tax deductionsInflation and pricesWages and earnings
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 28, 2015
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 Latest action January 28, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

CEO-Employee Paycheck Fairness Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a publicly held corporation a tax deduction for the payment of performance-based remuneration in excess of $1 million to any of its current or former officers or directors if such corporation does not meet the pay fairness requirement established by this Act. Deems the pay fairness requirement to be satisfied if: (1) the average compensation paid by the employer for all applicable U.S. employees for the taxable year exceeds the inflation and productivity growth adjusted average (i.e., $118,450 in 2015) of such compensation for the preceding taxable year; and (2) the aggregate compensation paid by the employer to or for all applicable employees for the taxable year is not less than the aggregate of such compensation for the preceding taxable year. 

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 25, 2015
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 2015
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 28, 2015
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 28, 2015
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jan 28, 2015
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 28, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 28, 2015
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 28, 2015
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 28, 2015
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 28, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 620: CEO-Employee Paycheck Fairness Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-620/
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