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HR 6191 118th Congress House Taxation

Curtailing Executive Overcompensation (CEO) Act

Introduced: November 2, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 2, 2023
Introduced in House
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Curtailing Executive Overcompensation (CEO) Act

This bill imposes an excise tax on employers (i.e., business entities) that have at least a 50 to 1 disparity between the wages (including bonuses, stock awards and options) of chief executive officers and the wages paid to their workers. The bill applies to employers that have not less than $100 million in annual gross receipts and $10 million in payroll over a 3 year period.

The bill limits such tax to 1% of an employer's gross receipts.

What's happening now November 2, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3176 Identical bill Curtailing Executive Overcompensation (CEO) Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 3

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  • PUBLIC CITIZEN
    for PUBLIC CITIZEN · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
    for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • PUBLIC CITIZEN
    for PUBLIC CITIZEN · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9
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Hoyle, Val T.
Oregon · Feb 15, 2024
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 13, 2024
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 17, 2024
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 14, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· Nov 2, 2023
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Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Nov 2, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Nov 2, 2023
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 2, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 2, 2023
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Nov 2, 2023
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Nov 2, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6191: Curtailing Executive Overcompensation (CEO) Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6191/
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"H.R. 6191: Curtailing Executive Overcompensation (CEO) Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6191/.
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H.R. 6191, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6191/.
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