United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6191 (118th)
Curtailing Executive Overcompensation (CEO) Act
Introduced
2 November 2023
Last action
2 November 2023 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Barbara Lee, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Jamaal Bowman, Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
2 November 2023
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
2 November 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 November 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 2 November 2023 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 November 2023
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 November 2023
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 2 November 2023
Sponsors
- Barbara Lee · D · Sponsor
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Jamaal Bowman · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Zoe Lofgren · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Curtailing Executive Overcompensation (CEO) Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6191
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6191
- us · 118-hr-6191 · source updated 5 December 2025