HR 5298 — Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-09-11
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | THE PATRIOTIC MILLIONAIRES LLC | THE PATRIOTIC MILLIONAIRES LLC | — | H.R. 5298 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | PUBLIC CITIZEN | PUBLIC CITIZEN | — | H.R. 5298 |
Action timeline
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · B00100 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4168-4169)
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-09-11 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Jayapal, Pramila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | THE PATRIOTIC MILLIONAIRES LLC | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5298 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | PUBLIC CITIZEN | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5298 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 192 | $29,865 | $29,865 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 17 | $6,641 | $6,641 |
| 3 | google inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $600 | $600 |
| 4 | burke museum | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 5 | mtnw | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 6 | applovin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 7 | arnold & porter | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 8 | madison cooke inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 9 | starbucks | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 10 | uua | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 11 | king county | 0 | $0 | 2 | $350 | $350 |
| 12 | microsoft | 0 | $0 | 3 | $310 | $310 |
| 13 | city of seattle | 0 | $0 | 2 | $277 | $277 |
| 14 | career education colleges and universi | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 15 | american whitewater | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 16 | nvg llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 17 | vast data | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 18 | u.s. small business administration | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 19 | edi staffing | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 20 | ruchika | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 21 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1 | $223 | $223 |
| 22 | university of california | 0 | $0 | 1 | $150 | $150 |
| 23 | seattle dept of transportation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $139 | $139 |
| 24 | washington senate democratic campaign | 0 | $0 | 1 | $130 | $130 |
| 25 | port townsend chiropractic | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 260 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 3 yes / 0 no / 260 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by THE PATRIOTIC MILLIONAIRES LLC (h.r. 5298) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PUBLIC CITIZEN (h.r. 5298) · lobbying_bill_mention