# 117-hr-1979: Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2021

117-hr-1979, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1979
- Congress: 117
- Title: Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2021-03-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-1979 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1979)

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