House Lawmakers Introduce Bill Mandating Annual CEO Pay, Climate, and AI Disclosures for Major U.S. Banks

The 8 U.S.-based G-SIBs this bill targets held a combined $10+ trillion in assets among just the Big Four alone — the 50 largest U.S. banks together held $25.58 trillion as of Q4 2025

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon received $43 million in compensation for 2025 — a 10.3% raise — as all major bank CEOs crossed the $30 million threshold for the first time in 2024

The S&P 500 average CEO-to-worker pay ratio was 285-to-1 in 2024; Wells Fargo's disclosed ratio stood at 378-to-1 that same year

Federal banking regulators formally rescinded all interagency climate-risk guidance for large banks on November 18, 2025 — erasing rules that had been in place since October 2023

Women make up 53% of entry-level banking staff but less than one-third at the SVP and C-suite levels — and women of color drop from nearly 1-in-4 entry-level workers to 1-in-20 at the C-suite