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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: Trump Administration Investigation into Shanghai Singham Network Aligns with Committee Oversight of U.S. Nonprofit Sector
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after reports that a grand…
June 30, 2026Chairman Smith Opening Statement at Hearing on the Growing Business of Sports: Tax Incentives Push Pro Sports Teams to Prioritize Profits At Expense of Communities, Fans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on…
June 29, 2026Bipartisan Ways & Means Legislation to Improve High Quality Health Care Delivery Approved by House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Health care providers that deliver high-quality, cost-effective care to American patients will be able to operate more…
June 29, 2026House Approves Bipartisan Ways & Means Legislation to Recover Nearly $1 Billion in Pandemic-Era Taxpayer Dollars Frozen Due to Fraud
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hundreds of millions of dollars in unspent COVID-era unemployment insurance (UI) funds will be returned to taxpayers…
June 29, 2026Big, Beautiful Success Story: Working Families Tax Cuts Deliver for American Workers, Supercharge Domestic Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Businesses across America are reinvesting even more in America thanks to Republicans’ pro-growth tax policies from the…
June 25, 2026Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Hearing on the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following statement at a Work & Welfare…
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Fraudsters are on the brink of getting away with COVID-era unemployment insurance fraud schemes, costing taxpayers nearly $1 BILLION.
Today, the House took action by passing a bill to extend the statute of limitations to prosecute these fraudsters and claw back stolen taxpayer
Perhaps the most important thing the Working Families Tax Cuts did was what they prevented.
The 2017 Trump tax cuts were set to expire. Without any action, American families would have faced the LARGEST tax hike in US history, increasing taxes for 62% of Americans.
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Tune in as I testify in the @RulesReps meeting for two important @WaysandMeansGOP bills, including my bill, H. RES. 1383 - Commemorating the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts.
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