S. 4796 119th Congress Senate

Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the rate of the excise tax on the repurchase of corporate stock, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 16, 2026 Introduced by: Charles E. Schumer Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

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Jun 16, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2821)

Jun 16, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now June 16, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2821)

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Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM
for AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC
for NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORPORATION · Illinois · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC
for NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORPORATION · Illinois · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC
for NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORPORATION · Illinois · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC
for CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY · California · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC
for NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORPORATION · Illinois · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7 filings
SENATE
7 filings
Federal Railroad Administration
4 filings
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
4 filings
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2 filings
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 7

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Sep 14, 2026

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Jun 16, 2026

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Jun 16, 2026

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Jun 16, 2026

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Jun 16, 2026

Whitehouse, Sheldon

Rhode Island · Jun 16, 2026

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Jun 16, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4796: Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4796/

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"S. 4796: Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4796/.

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S. 4796, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4796/.

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