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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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Chairman Smith On the House Floor: Less-than-Lethal Weapons Should Not Be Taxed Like Firearms
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following statement during debate on H.R….
February 11, 2026Trump Economy: Private Sector Job Growth, Higher Wages
Jobs report beats hiring expectations, unemployment rate falls, and wage growth continues to put more money in the pockets of…
February 10, 2026With Rising Concerns Over Fraud, Taxpayer Protection Legislation to Halt Improper Payments to Dead People Signed into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Trump signed into law legislation advanced by the Ways and Means Committee to give the…
February 10, 2026Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Abuse of Tax-Exempt Status By Foreign Nationals Is Unacceptable
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks during a hearing on…
February 4, 2026Ways and Means Health Care, Trade Policy Wins Signed into Law
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after President Trump signed into law appropriations legislation…
February 4, 2026Smith, Schweikert, Mann: Future Farmers of America Must Explain Ties to Chinese Communist Party
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman David Schweikert (AZ-01), and co-Chair of…
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Our tax code shouldn’t serve as a runway for foreign actors to meddle in our elections.
People like Hansjörg Wyss, a Swiss billionaire, have been using tax exempt charities, which receive generous tax-exempt status, to sew division and push their agenda in our county.
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Per @WSJ: 130,000 new jobs in January!
This is the @HouseGOP Working Family Tax Cuts in action for our economy!
🚨 Communist China is exploiting our tax laws and using left-wing non-profits to sow chaos and promote a radical, anti-American agenda.
Chairman @RepJasonSmith is putting these groups on notice! WATCH ⬇️
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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. ...