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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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Trade Subcommittee Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Hearing on Maintaining American Innovation and Technology Leadership
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Trade Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith (NE-03) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on maintaining…
January 13, 2026Smith Calls for IRS Investigation Into Tax-Exempt CAIR-California Over Alleged Misuse of Taxpayer Funds and Illegal Activity
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) has referred the Council on American-Islamic Relations–California (CAIR-CA) to…
January 13, 2026Smith: Republican Policies Continue to Make Life More Affordable for Working Families
Core inflation again hit its lowest level in over four years. WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason…
January 12, 2026House Advances America’s Strategic Interests in Africa and Haiti, Eliminates Payments to Dead People
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives has voted to continue bipartisan trade programs, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)…
January 12, 2026Chairman Smith Floor Remarks: Social Security Fraud Prevention Measure Stops Millions of Dollars In Payments to Dead People
Legislation permanently allows Social Security Administration with Treasury Department to eliminate federal payments to deceased people. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ways…
January 12, 2026Chairman Smith Floor Remarks: Haiti Trade Program Offers Economic Stability for Unstable Nation
Legislation extends the HOPE and HELP trade preference programs for certain apparel and textile products from Haiti. WASHINGTON, D.C. –…
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This tax season, Americans can expect to see some of the biggest tax refunds in history thanks to the work of the @HouseGOP's Working Family Tax Cuts.
The best is yet to come!
Tax season officially begins January 26, here are some of the policies @HouseGOP enacted that will SAVE you money and put more back in your paycheck:
✅ Makes permanent the lower tax rates from the 2017 Trump tax cuts.
✅ Social Security taxes refunded for 88% of America’s
Under President Trump, wages are rising, gas prices are at their lowest level since 2021, and Americans are seeing real relief through the largest tax cut in U.S. history thanks to the Republican-enacted Working Families Tax Cuts.
Lowering costs for American families is the
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ICYMI: The Ways and Means Committee traveled to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California where we heard from farmers, small business owners, and manufacturers about how the pro-growth tax cuts in The One, Big, Beautiful Bill will unleash American economic greatness and deliver prosperity to the working class. ...
Today, the Committee passed several bills aimed at improving the lives of Americans by protecting patients, families, seniors, and taxpayers. ...
80% of tax-exempt hospitals are spending less on charity care and other critical health care priorities than they receive from their generous tax breaks. Rather than investing this money into patient care, they are using those benefits on non-health care activities like virtue signaling, renaming stadiums, or green energy initiatives.
Tax-exempt status was created for organizations that give back to their communities, not spread a woke agenda. ...
Tax-exempt hospitals receive special tax benefits because they have a mission to provide vital care to patients.
More transparency from these hospitals is needed so that taxpayers know what services they are actually providing and why they deserve to receive special tax treatment. ...
The data is clear. Many tax-exempt hospitals, that receive generous tax benefits, take more from the taxpayers than they invest back into the health care mission in their communities, and it isn’t close.
Many tax-exempt hospitals have strayed from their health care mission in favor of non-health care activities, including virtue signaling to woke causes. ...
When the system of benefits serving those with disabilities is overly complex, it can be a disservice to both someone looking for a new job or someone looking to hire or promote an employee.
Providing employers with knowledge and the ability to better navigate the system would benefit both them and those Americans with disabilities who are interested in pursing a new job, new career, or promotion. ...