# 119-s-5011: Curtailing Executive Overcompensation (CEO) Act

119-s-5011, Curtailing Executive Overcompensation (CEO) Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5011
- Congress: 119
- Title: Curtailing Executive Overcompensation (CEO) Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**An excise tax on excessive CEO pay disparity**. This bill would create a new tax aimed at large employers where the top-paid worker earns many times more than the median employee, using a multi-year measure of pay.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Excise tax on excessive CEO pay: cost, medium. This bill would create a new annual excise tax on large employers when CEO pay is very high compared with typical worker pay. An "applicable employer" would be one with at least $100 million in gross receipts and over $10 million in wages in each of the prior three years. An "applicable employee" w…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-5011 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5011)

## Related
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5011 (as of 2026-08-01).