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June 01, 2026 Chairman Smith Applauds Trump Administration Actions Correcting Failed Biden-Era Implementation of No Surprises Act 

New Trump Administration rule improves surprise billing protections from the bipartisan No Surprises Act – reversing years of implementation failure…

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May 22, 2026 Ways and Means Committee Continues to Expand Health Care Access for Seniors in Rural and Underserved Areas

Committee-approved bills expand Medicare coverage to tests and treatments administered by local pharmacists and new home dialysis supports, independent physicians…

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May 22, 2026 Ways and Means-Approved Policies Fight Fraud In Critical Safety Net Programs

New anti-fraud guardrails prevent theft of taxpayer-funded benefits in Medicare, TANF, and unemployment insurance.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Republicans…

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May 21, 2026 Chairman Smith Opening Statement at Markup of Anti-Fraud, Health, and Social Security Legislation

“The policies we will consider today complement President Trump’s new anti-fraud task force by helping recover stolen taxpayer dollars and…

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May 04, 2026 ICYMI: Chairman Smith on Morning in America: “I don’t know of any farms on East 68th Street in Manhattan.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) joined NewsNation’s Morning in America to discuss the Committee’s…

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May 01, 2026 Nine Key Moments: Hearing with Health System CEOs 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – CEOs representing some of the nation’s largest health systems, including the largest for-profit and tax-exempt hospital systems in…

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