H.R. 1575 — 111th Congress

End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act

Originated in the House · Introduced Mar 17, 2009 · Law

Latest action

Apr 1, 2009

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 223 - 196 (Roll no. 178). (text: CR H4275-4276)

CRS summary

As of Mar 24, 2009

Reported to House without amendment

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act - (Sec. 2) Declares that Congress elects to use its constitutional authority to: (1) establish a uniform law on bankruptcy that applies to entities that have received extraordinary financial assistance from the United States on or after September 1, 2008; and (2) authorize the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to seek recovery of previous excessive payments of compensation made by the entities after receiving such assistance, and limit excessive payments of compensation to be made by them.

(Sec. 3) Authorizes the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to review: (1) any employment contract made by an entity that received over $10 billion in specified federal financial assistance on or after September 1, 2008; and (2) any payment the entity made to an employee on or after such date.

Authorizes the Attorney General to commence a civil action for fraudulent transfer in U.S. district court to avoid (and recover) any such payment (including a payment under an employment contract), if the entity received less than a reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the payment and it: (1) was insolvent on the payment date, not taking into account the federal assistance it received; or (2) was engaged (or was about to engage) in business or a transaction for which property remaining in the recipient entity was an unreasonably small capital.

Authorizes the Attorney General to avoid any transfer of an interest of a recipient entity in property, or any obligation incurred by such entity, that is avoidable under applicable law by a creditor holding an unsecured claim against such entity.

Authorizes the Attorney General to commence a civil action also to limit the amount of compensation paid or payable on or after enactment of this Act by a recipient entity under an employment contract, if such compensation is greater than 10 times the mean amount of compensation paid or payable to the entity's nonmanagement employees during the calendar year.

(Sec. 4) Grants the Attorney General subpoena authority to compel: (1) attendance and testimony of witnesses; and (2) production of documentary evidence pertinent to implementation of this Act, including the circumstances surrounding any employment contract or payment of compensation.

Makes such a subpoena enforceable by court order in the case of contumacy or refusal to obey.

(Sec. 5) States that this Act shall not be construed to have any impact on a recipient entity, its financial status, or the financial status of its creditors other than: (1) limiting compensation paid or payable under employment contracts; or (2) providing for the recovery of previously paid compensation.

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

Apr 1, 2009 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Full roll call

Failed (223–196)

162 of 431 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea223: 123 D · 7 R

MemberPartyState
DICKS, Norman DeValoisWA
CHANDLER, A. B.KY
MOLLOHAN, Alan BowlbyWV
WATT, Melvin L.NC
MARKEY, BetsyCO
BERMAN, Howard LawrenceCA
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.CA
GORDON, Barton JenningsTN
KLEIN, RonFL
JACKSON, Jesse L., Jr.IL
CAO, AnhLA
MOORE, DennisKS
ROTHMAN, StevenNJ
SHULER, HeathNC
HARE, PhilIL
WEXLER, RobertFL
REYES, SilvestreTX
RICHARDSON, LauraCA
FRANK, BarneyMA
OBEY, David RossWI
HALL, JohnNY
WATSON, Diane EdithCA
WILSON, CharlieOH
KAGEN, StevenWI
TANNER, John S.TN
KUCINICH, DennisOH
DAHLKEMPER, Kathleen A.PA
PERRIELLO, TomVA
MILLER, BradNC
TAYLOR, Gary EugeneMS
ORTIZ, Solomon P.TX
KILROY, Mary JoOH
BOUCHER, Frederick C.VA
RODRIGUEZ, Ciro D.TX
OBERSTAR, James LouisMN
DRIEHAUS, SteveOH
BOYD, F. Allen, Jr.FL
BOCCIERI, John A.OH
TOWNS, EdolphusNY
KOSMAS, Suzanne M.FL
SALAZAR, JohnCO
KISSELL, LarryNC
MURTHA, John Patrick, Jr.PA
DELAHUNT, BillMA
HINCHEY, Maurice DunleaNY
BERKLEY, ShelleyNV
HARMAN, Jane L.CA
NYE, Glenn C., IIIVA
WOOLSEY, Lynn C.CA
HERSETH SANDLIN, StephanieSD
MASSA, Eric J.J.NY
DAVIS, ArturAL
SPACE, ZackOH
BACA, JoeCA
MURPHY, PatrickPA
BOSWELL, Leonard L.IA
TEAGUE, HarryNM
INSLEE, Jay RobertWA
SKELTON, Isaac Newton, IVMO
ABERCROMBIE, NeilHI
DAVIS, LincolnTN
KILDEE, Dale EdwardMI
COSTELLO, Jerry FrancisIL
SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.SC
SUTTON, BettyOH
HOLDEN, Thomas TimothyPA
ROSS, Michael AveryAR
CARNAHAN, RussMO
MEEK, Kendrick B.FL
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, IIIND
ALTMIRE, JasonPA
ETHERIDGE, Bobby R.NC
STUPAK, Bart T.MI
KENNEDY, Patrick JosephRI
ADLER, John H.NJ
ARCURI, MichaelNY
WEINER, Anthony D.NY
HODES, PaulNH
FILNER, BobCA
EDWARDS, Thomas ChesterTX
BERRY, Robert MarionAR
ANDREWS, Robert ErnestNJ
KRATOVIL, Frank M., Jr.MD
DIAZ-BALART, LincolnFL
HALVORSON, Deborah L.IL
GIFFORDS, GabrielleAZ
MELANCON, Charles J.LA
HILL, Baron P.IN
PAYNE, Donald MilfordNJ
OLVER, John WalterMA
GONZALEZ, Charles A.TX
BAIRD, BrianWA
CARNEY, ChrisPA
Ed PastorDemocratAZ
Raúl M. GrijalvaDemocratAZ
Adam B. SchiffDemocratCA
Anna G. EshooDemocratCA
Barbara LeeDemocratCA
Brad ShermanDemocratCA
Doris O. MatsuiDemocratCA
George MillerDemocratCA
Grace F. NapolitanoDemocratCA
Henry A. WaxmanDemocratCA
Jackie SpeierDemocratCA
Jerry McNerneyDemocratCA
Linda T. SánchezDemocratCA
Lois CappsDemocratCA
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocratCA
Maxine WatersDemocratCA
Michael M. HondaDemocratCA
Mike ThompsonDemocratCA
Sam FarrDemocratCA
Susan A. DavisDemocratCA
Xavier BecerraDemocratCA
Zoe LofgrenDemocratCA
Diana DeGetteDemocratCO
Ed PerlmutterDemocratCO
Jared PolisDemocratCO
Christopher MurphyDemocratCT
Joe CourtneyDemocratCT
Rosa L. DeLauroDemocratCT
Alan GraysonDemocratFL
Alcee L. HastingsDemocratFL
Corrine BrownDemocratFL
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDemocratFL
Kathy CastorDemocratFL
David ScottDemocratGA
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.DemocratGA
John BarrowDemocratGA
John LewisDemocratGA
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.DemocratGA
Mazie K. HironoDemocratHI
Bruce L. BraleyDemocratIA
David LoebsackDemocratIA
Bobby L. RushDemocratIL
Daniel LipinskiDemocratIL
Danny K. DavisDemocratIL
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocratIL
Luis V. GutiérrezDemocratIL
André CarsonDemocratIN
Joe DonnellyDemocratIN
Peter J. ViscloskyDemocratIN
John A. YarmuthDemocratKY
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
James P. McGovernDemocratMA
John F. TierneyDemocratMA
Michael E. CapuanoDemocratMA
Richard E. NealDemocratMA
Stephen F. LynchDemocratMA
C. A. Dutch RuppersbergerDemocratMD
Chris Van HollenDemocratMD
Donna F. EdwardsDemocratMD
Elijah E. CummingsDemocratMD
John P. SarbanesDemocratMD
Steny H. HoyerDemocratMD
Chellie PingreeDemocratME
Michael H. MichaudDemocratME
Gary C. PetersDemocratMI
John Conyers, Jr.DemocratMI
John D. DingellDemocratMI
Collin C. PetersonDemocratMN
Keith EllisonDemocratMN
Timothy J. WalzDemocratMN
Emanuel CleaverDemocratMO
Wm. Lacy ClayDemocratMO
David E. PriceDemocratNC
G. K. ButterfieldDemocratNC
Mike McIntyreDemocratNC
Carol Shea-PorterDemocratNH
Albio SiresDemocratNJ
Rush HoltDemocratNJ
Ben Ray LujánDemocratNM
Martin HeinrichDemocratNM
Dina TitusDemocratNV
Brian HigginsDemocratNY
Carolyn B. MaloneyDemocratNY
Charles B. RangelDemocratNY
Daniel B. MaffeiDemocratNY
Eliot L. EngelDemocratNY
José E. SerranoDemocratNY
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocratNY
Nita M. LoweyDemocratNY
Nydia M. VelázquezDemocratNY
Paul TonkoDemocratNY
Steve IsraelDemocratNY
Timothy H. BishopDemocratNY
Yvette D. ClarkeDemocratNY
Marcia L. FudgeDemocratOH
Marcy KapturDemocratOH
Tim RyanDemocratOH
Earl BlumenauerDemocratOR
Peter A. DeFazioDemocratOR
Allyson Y. SchwartzDemocratPA
Chaka FattahDemocratPA
Michael F. DoyleDemocratPA
Robert A. BradyDemocratPA
James R. LangevinDemocratRI
James E. ClyburnDemocratSC
Jim CooperDemocratTN
Steve CohenDemocratTN
Al GreenDemocratTX
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratTX
Gene GreenDemocratTX
Lloyd DoggettDemocratTX
Rubén HinojosaDemocratTX
Sheila Jackson LeeDemocratTX
Gerald E. ConnollyDemocratVA
James P. MoranDemocratVA
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratVA
Peter WelchDemocratVT
Adam SmithDemocratWA
Jim McDermottDemocratWA
Rick LarsenDemocratWA
Gwen MooreDemocratWI
Tammy BaldwinDemocratWI
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocratWV
Dana RohrabacherRepublicanCA
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublicanFL
Mario Diaz-BalartRepublicanFL
Harold RogersRepublicanKY
Walter B. JonesRepublicanNC
John J. Duncan, Jr.RepublicanTN
Ralph M. HallRepublicanTX

Nay196: 116 R · 14 D

MemberPartyState
CASTLE, Michael NewboldDE
SHADEGG, John B.AZ
BARTLETT, Roscoe GardnerMD
BOREN, Daniel DavidOK
CARDOZA, Dennis A.CA
LEWIS, Charles JeremyCA
PUTNAM, AdamFL
LaTOURETTE, Steven C.OH
SESTAK, JoePA
FALLIN, MaryOK
BRIGHT, Bobby Neal, Sr.AL
ALEXANDER, RodneyLA
EHLERS, Vernon JamesMI
AKIN, W. ToddMO
LINDER, John ElmerGA
BUYER, Stephen EarleIN
BILBRAY, Brian P.CA
JOHNSON, Timothy V.IL
BROWN-WAITE, VirginiaFL
TAUSCHER, Ellen O'KaneCA
ELLSWORTH, BradIN
SOUDER, Mark EdwardIN
MANZULLO, Donald A.IL
BROWN, Henry Edward, Jr.SC
INGLIS, Robert DurdenSC
BIGGERT, Judy BorgIL
RADANOVICH, George P.CA
McCOTTER, Thaddeus GeorgeMI
LEE, Christopher JohnNY
SULLIVAN, JohnOK
BEAN, Melissa L.IL
CHILDERS, Travis W.MS
McHUGH, John MichaelNY
DREIER, David TimothyCA
MARSHALL, JimGA
YOUNG, Charles WilliamFL
CANTOR, EricVA
REHBERG, DennyMT
BARRETT, James GreshamSC
PAUL, Ronald ErnestTX
PLATTS, ToddPA
STEARNS, Clifford BundyFL
WU, DavidOR
MACK, Connie, IVFL
McMAHON, Michael E.NY
ACKERMAN, Gary LeonardNY
MINNICK, WaltID
GRIFFITH, ParkerAL
WAMP, Zachary PaulTN
HOEKSTRA, PeterMI
EMERSON, Jo AnnMO
KANJORSKI, Paul E.PA
SNYDER, Victor F.AR
MYRICK, SueNC
LUNGREN, Daniel EdwardCA
DEAL, John NathanGA
MITCHELL, Harry E.AZ
BURTON, Danny LeeIN
BONO, MaryCA
DAVIS, Geoffrey C.KY
HERGER, Walter WilliamCA
GALLEGLY, Elton W.CA
PENCE, MikeIN
AUSTRIA, SteveOH
BONNER, Jr., Josiah RobinsAL
TIAHRT, ToddKS
Ann KirkpatrickDemocratAZ
Jim CostaDemocratCA
James A. HimesDemocratCT
Bill FosterDemocratIL
Niki TsongasDemocratMA
Betty McCollumDemocratMN
Carolyn McCarthyDemocratNY
Gregory W. MeeksDemocratNY
Jerrold NadlerDemocratNY
Joseph CrowleyDemocratNY
Kurt SchraderDemocratOR
Henry CuellarDemocratTX
Jim MathesonDemocratUT
Ron KindDemocratWI
Don YoungRepublicanAK
Mike RogersRepublicanAL
Robert B. AderholtRepublicanAL
Spencer BachusRepublicanAL
John BoozmanRepublicanAR
Jeff FlakeRepublicanAZ
Trent FranksRepublicanAZ
Darrell IssaRepublicanCA
Devin NunesRepublicanCA
Duncan HunterRepublicanCA
Edward R. RoyceRepublicanCA
Howard P. "Buck" McKeonRepublicanCA
John CampbellRepublicanCA
Ken CalvertRepublicanCA
Kevin McCarthyRepublicanCA
Tom McClintockRepublicanCA
Doug LambornRepublicanCO
Mike CoffmanRepublicanCO
Ander CrenshawRepublicanFL
Bill PoseyRepublicanFL
Gus M. BilirakisRepublicanFL
Jeff MillerRepublicanFL
John L. MicaRepublicanFL
Thomas J. RooneyRepublicanFL
Vern BuchananRepublicanFL
Jack KingstonRepublicanGA
Paul C. BrounRepublicanGA
Phil GingreyRepublicanGA
Tom PriceRepublicanGA
Steve KingRepublicanIA
Tom LathamRepublicanIA
Michael K. SimpsonRepublicanID
Aaron SchockRepublicanIL
John ShimkusRepublicanIL
Mark KirkRepublicanIL
Peter J. RoskamRepublicanIL
Jerry MoranRepublicanKS
Lynn JenkinsRepublicanKS
Brett GuthrieRepublicanKY
Ed WhitfieldRepublicanKY
Bill CassidyRepublicanLA
Charles W. Boustany Jr.RepublicanLA
John FlemingRepublicanLA
Steve ScaliseRepublicanLA
Candice S. MillerRepublicanMI
Dave CampRepublicanMI
Fred UptonRepublicanMI
Mike RogersRepublicanMI
Erik PaulsenRepublicanMN
John KlineRepublicanMN
Michele BachmannRepublicanMN
Blaine LuetkemeyerRepublicanMO
Roy BluntRepublicanMO
Sam GravesRepublicanMO
Gregg HarperRepublicanMS
Howard CobleRepublicanNC
Patrick T. McHenryRepublicanNC
Virginia FoxxRepublicanNC
Adrian SmithRepublicanNE
Jeff FortenberryRepublicanNE
Lee TerryRepublicanNE
Christopher H. SmithRepublicanNJ
Frank A. LoBiondoRepublicanNJ
Leonard LanceRepublicanNJ
Rodney P. FrelinghuysenRepublicanNJ
Scott GarrettRepublicanNJ
Dean HellerRepublicanNV
Peter T. KingRepublicanNY
Jim JordanRepublicanOH
John A. BoehnerRepublicanOH
Michael R. TurnerRepublicanOH
Patrick J. TiberiRepublicanOH
Robert E. LattaRepublicanOH
Frank D. LucasRepublicanOK
Tom ColeRepublicanOK
Greg WaldenRepublicanOR
Bill ShusterRepublicanPA
Charles W. DentRepublicanPA
Glenn ThompsonRepublicanPA
Jim GerlachRepublicanPA
Joseph R. PittsRepublicanPA
Tim MurphyRepublicanPA
Joe WilsonRepublicanSC
David P. RoeRepublicanTN
Marsha BlackburnRepublicanTN
Jeb HensarlingRepublicanTX
John Abney CulbersonRepublicanTX
John R. CarterRepublicanTX
K. Michael ConawayRepublicanTX
Kay GrangerRepublicanTX
Kenny MarchantRepublicanTX
Kevin BradyRepublicanTX
Lamar SmithRepublicanTX
Louie GohmertRepublicanTX
Mac ThornberryRepublicanTX
Michael C. BurgessRepublicanTX
Michael T. McCaulRepublicanTX
Pete OlsonRepublicanTX
Pete SessionsRepublicanTX
Randy NeugebauerRepublicanTX
Sam JohnsonRepublicanTX
Ted PoeRepublicanTX
Jason ChaffetzRepublicanUT
Rob BishopRepublicanUT
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanVA
Frank R. WolfRepublicanVA
J. Randy ForbesRepublicanVA
Robert J. WittmanRepublicanVA
Cathy McMorris RodgersRepublicanWA
David G. ReichertRepublicanWA
Doc HastingsRepublicanWA
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.RepublicanWI
Paul D. RyanRepublicanWI
Thomas E. PetriRepublicanWI
Shelley Moore CapitoRepublicanWV
Cynthia M. LummisRepublicanWY

Not Voting12: 6 D · 3 R

MemberPartyState
KILPATRICK, Carolyn CheeksMI
SCHMIDT, JeanOH
SCHAUER, Mark H.MI
Loretta SanchezDemocratCA
John B. LarsonDemocratCT
Sander M. LevinDemocratMI
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocratMS
Bill Pascrell, Jr.DemocratNJ
Frank Pallone, Jr.DemocratNJ
Gary G. MillerRepublicanCA
Lynn A. WestmorelandRepublicanGA
Joe BartonRepublicanTX

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