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.
Learn MoreLatest News
Chair Smith: Trump Accounts are Transformational for America’s Children
“One of the biggest legacies of [Trump’s] presidency.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Drawing on his own upbringing, Ways and Means Committee…
January 30, 2026What They Are Saying: Ways and Means Legislation Supports Entrepreneurs, Improves Tax Filing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – More Americans looking to re-enter the workforce will have the opportunity and support to invest in their…
January 29, 2026What They Are Saying: Ways and Means Solutions Protect the Sanctity of Life & Access to Maternal Care, Strengthen Child Support Enforcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pregnant women and moms will continue to have access to critical health care services provided by pregnancy…
January 28, 2026Smith on the Fed Dragging Its Feet on Interest Rates: The Fed Gets It Wrong, Again
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Federal Open Market…
January 28, 2026Smith, Schweikert Investigate Allegations of Foreign Nationals Jumping U.S. Organ Transplant Line
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman David Schweikert (AZ-01) are demanding…
January 26, 2026Thanks to Republican Tax Relief, This Year’s National School Choice Week Comes with Expanded Educational Freedoms, Supports for Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Americans across the country gather in observation of National School Choice Week, there is much to…
Activity
Ways and Means Committee Follow 25,184 67,249
This is great news for hardworking Americans!
Working families can expect nearly $4,000 in returns this tax season thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts.
This means more money back in YOUR pockets 💸
Recently, the Ways and Means Committee approved the NO BOSS Act and the BARCODE Efficiency Act to support entrepreneurs and improve tax filing to deliver quicker refunds to Americans.
Organizations and entities supporting American innovation and entrepreneurship as well as the
The Ways and Means Committee recently passed legislation to strengthen child support enforcement, and another piece of Ways and Means legislation that protects the sanctity of life and access to maternal care was recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a
waysandmeansgop
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. ...