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 Leads House Delegation to Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile
Washington – A bipartisan delegation of House members met with South American heads of state to develop stronger relations that…
September 9, 2024Fact Check: Harris Threatens New Tax Hikes for Small Business
Washington – Vice President Harris’s latest so-called “small business tax relief” proposal is actually intended to distract attention away from her…
September 6, 2024Photos From the Field: 3 Moments from the Ways & Means Supply Chains Tax Team
This summer, the Ways and Means Committee Supply Chains Tax Team, led by Rep. Carol Miller (WV-01), hosted multiple field…
September 6, 2024Biden-Harris Record: Job Losses for Small Business While Adding More Government Bureaucrats
Chairman Smith: “A stumbling job market is a part of the price Americans are paying as the Federal Reserve tries…
August 30, 2024Chairman Smith: The Biden-Harris Agenda Continues to Drive Up Prices and Harm America’s Working Families
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure,…
August 26, 2024Bicameral Request for Budgetary Analysis of New Biden-Harris Medicare Cost-Shifting Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) joined House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington…
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Just like urban areas, our rural communities deserve access to high-quality, affordable healthcare.
That’s why I introduced the Rural Hospital Stabilization Act — which passed out of @WaysandMeansGOP — to keep our rural hospitals open, operational, and fully staffed.
Columbia’s failure to discipline students last semester has already given bad actors the green light to deface property and disrupt campus operations again this fall.
Columbia must immediately respond to @WaysandMeansGOP & @EdWorkforceCmte demands and explain what concrete,…
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was the basis for business investment and job creation that made the US the envy of the world.
Today, we had the chance to visit @BestBuy in Grove City to talk about renewing & strengthening these tax cuts in 2025.
Ways and Means Republican Tax Teams have been hard at work meeting with American workers and job creators to discuss the success of the 2017 Trump tax cuts and identify tax policy ideas to protect Americans from a massive tax hike in 2025. ...
Excessive Washington red tape forces state child welfare programs to spend more time on paperwork instead of helping children.
In fact, these rules do NOTHING to increase accountability or outcomes for how these programs perform, as one witness testified today. ...
Relatives are an important source of care for kids who can’t live with their parents.
Too often, these caregivers are overlooked and don’t get the support they need.
One kinship provider shared that she faced an “uphill battle” getting help for her sister. ...
@replahood asked Tori Petersen about the importance of work in helping lift people out of poverty.
A former foster youth and current foster parent, Tori explained how every parent must recognize the point “when helping hurts” and too many government resources can delay growth and keep people trapped in poverty and crisis ...
Chairman Smith asked @parishilton, based on her lived experience as a survivor of abuse in a residential youth facility, what should be done to help children in crisis.
Here’s what she said. ...
For the last year, the Ways & Means Committee has conducted a top-to-bottom review of child welfare.
Here’s just some of what we’ve found:
❌Relatives taking care of kids need more support
❌A severe caseworker shortage
❌D.C. red tape
❌Unfair barriers faced by Native American tribes
❌Slow court system ...