Ways & Means History
The Committee on Ways and Means, the oldest tax-writing body in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1789, shapes fiscal legislation including taxes, tariffs, and social service programs. Its notable influence is underscored by numerous members who have risen to prominent national offices, including Presidents and Supreme Court Justices.
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Chairman Smith on September Jobs Report: More Americans Finding Work as Republican Tax Cuts Grow the Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor…
September 30, 2026Chairman Smith: Transformational Trump Accounts Will Now Reach Millions More Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 73 million children will be enrolled in Trump Accounts by the end of this year under new…
September 30, 2026Chairman Smith on PCE, GDP Reports: Democrats Oppose Historic Tax Cuts Powering Economic Growth as Republicans Continue Working to Lower Prices
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the release of the…
September 29, 2026Chairman Smith Announces Field Hearing on The One, Big, Beautiful, Bill Delivering for Small Business, Manufacturing, and Working Families – Collierville, TN
Washington, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) announced that the Ways and Means Committee will…
September 28, 2026Ways & Means Republicans Move to Strip Tax-Exempt Status from Nonprofit with Suspected Terrorism Ties
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), joined by every Republican member of the Committee, has…
September 24, 2026ICYMI: Chairman Smith on The Will Cain Show: Big Insurance Cashed in on Taxpayer Subsidies for Health Care That Wasn’t Actually Provided
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) joined Fox News’ The Will Cain Show to discuss…
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The Working Families Tax Cuts are saving farmers more than $400 million a year on crop insurance.
Beginning farmers used to get premium help for five years. Now it's 10.
Good to talk through it with the Professional Insurance Agents of Indiana.
The U.S. economy growing, job creation is 3x estimates & tax cuts for hardworking families was delivered.
In the Working Families Tax Cuts, President Trump and Republicans expanded educational opportunities for American families by creating the Education Freedom Tax Credit.
This new credit will give working families access to more choices, more resources, and the freedom to choose
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