H.R. 1979 · 117th Congress · House

Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2021

Active· Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced
Mar 17, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2021

This bill increases the current 21% income tax rate of corporations whose ratio of compensation of their principal executive officers or other highest compensated employees to median worker compensation is more than 50 to 1, in which case the increase is 0.5%. The pay ratio disparity extends from 100 to 1 to 500 to 1, in which case the increase is 5%. The bill exempts from such increase certain corporations based upon their average annual gross receipts.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 17, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. MAR 17, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. MAR 17, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Committees

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Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Mar 17, 2021

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