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106th Congress

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Amo Houghton (NY), Chairman

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1. Annual Report of the Internal Revenue Service National Taxpayer Advocate
   • February 10, 1999 -- Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-40, PDF
2. Incentives for Domestic Oil and Gas Production and Status of the Industry
   • February 25, 1999 -- Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-17, PDF
3. Tax Treatment of Structured Settlements
   • March 18, 1999 -- Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-12, PDF
4. Pension Issues
   • March 23, 1999 -- Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-56, PDF
5. 1999 Tax Return Filing Season and the IRS Budget for Fiscal Year 2000
   • April 13, 1999 -- Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-75, PDF
6. U.S. Customs Service Passenger Inspection Operations
   • May 20, 1999 -- Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-45, PDF
7. Impact of Complexity in the Tax Code on Individual Taxpayers and Small Businesses
   • May 25, 1999 -- Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-83, PDF
8. Current U.S. International Tax Regime
   • June 22, 1999 -- Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-53, PDF
9. Work Opportunity Tax Credit
   • July 1, 1999 -- Hearing Advisory, Revised Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-55, PDF
10. Implementation of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act
    • July 22, 1999 -- Hearing Advisory, Revised Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-77, PDF
11. Impact of Tax Law on Land Use, Conservation, and Preservation
    • September 30, 1999 -- Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-76, PDF
12. Written Comments on Recent Recommendations on Tax Penalty and Interest Provision
    • November 15, 1999 -- Press Advisory, Printed Written Comments -- WMCP: 106-18
13. Penalty and Interest Provisions in the Internal Revenue Code
    • January 27, 2000 -- Hearing Advisory, Revised Hearing Advisory, Revised Hearing Advisory, New Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-110, PDF
14. To Review the Repeal of the Installment Method of Accounting for Accrual Basis Taxpayers
    • February 29, 2000 -- Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-51, PDF
15. Tax Incentives to Assist Distressed Communities
    • March 21, 2000 -- Hearing Advisory, Revised Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing# 106-80, PDF
16. 2000 Tax Return Filing Season and the IRS Budget for Fiscal Year 2001
    • March 28, 2000 -- Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-49, PDF
17. Internet Tax Issues
    • May 16, 2000 -- Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-81, PDF
18. Disclosure of Political Activities of Tax-Exempt Organizations
    • June 20, 2000 -- Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-103, PDF
19. Complexity in Administration of Federal Tax Laws
    • June 29, 2000 -- Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-95, PDF
20. Tax Treatment of Transportation Infrastructure
    • July 25, 2000 -- Hearing Advisory, Revised Hearing Advisory, Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-109, PDF
21. Tax Code and the New Economy 
    • September 26, 2000 -- Hearing Advisory,  Revised Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-79, PDF
    • September 28, 2000 -- Hearing Advisory,  Revised Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-79, PDF
22. Employee Stock Option Plans
    • October 12, 2000 -- Hearing Advisory, Witness List and Testimony, and Printed Hearing #106-67, PDF

Subcommittee Markups and Meetings

• No Subcommittee markups or meetings have been scheduled to date.

Recent Oversight-Related Issues Prints and Publications

• WMCP:  105-10, PDF
  Report of the Subcommittee on Oversight on "The Year 2000 Computer Problem," August 19, 1998.
  
  
• Activities Report During the 105th Congress, PDF -- Report on Legislative and Oversight Activity of the Committee on Ways and Means During the 105th Congress, December 18, 1998 (H. Rept. 105-832).

Subcommittee Jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Oversight shall include all matters within the scope of the full Committee's jurisdiction but shall be limited to existing law. Said oversight jurisdiction shall not be exclusive but shall be concurrent with that of the other Subcommittees. With respect to matters involving the Internal Revenue Code and other revenue issues, said concurrent jurisdiction shall be shared with the full Committee. Before undertaking any investigation or hearing, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight shall confer with the Chairman of the full Committee and the Chairman of any other Subcommittee having jurisdiction.

Source: "Manual of Rules of the Committee on Ways and Means for the One Hundred Sixth Congress," WMCP: 106-1.

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