# 119-hr-5019: CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act

119-hr-5019, CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5019
- Congress: 119
- Title: CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-22
- Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Ties public corporations' federal tax rate to their CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio.** This bill would link the top corporate income tax rate to a company's pay gap and give federal contracting preference to firms with low pay ratios. - Publicly traded corporations would see their top tax rate adjusted based on a calculated compensation ratio, with rate increases that range from **+0.5 to +3.0 percentage points** as the ratio rises. Companies must use SEC-reported CEO pay and median U.S. employee wages and file reports to the IRS. - If a company reduces U.S. full-time employees by more than **10%** while increasing contracted or foreign full-time staff, the tax adjustment would be increased by **50%**. New businesses count the prior year as zero for the workforce test. - For federal procurement, companies with a prior-year compensation ratio below **50-to-1** would receive a bidding preference when competing for contracts.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Contract preference for fair pay ratios: benefit, low. If enacted, federal agencies would give a bid preference to companies with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio under 50-to-1 for the prior year. The ratio would use the same definition as the tax rule and would be measured for the calendar year before the contract year. This is a preference during evaluation…
- Higher taxes for big CEO pay gaps: cost, high. If enacted, publicly traded corporations would face a higher top corporate tax rate when their CEO-to-worker pay gap is large. The bill would add 0.5 to 3.0 percentage points to the top rate based on the company’s pay ratio, measured as the higher of CEO or top earner pay divided by the median U.S.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5019 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5019)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5019 (as of 2026-04-21).