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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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With 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…
February 4, 2026Chairman Smith: Tax Filing Easier than Ever Thanks to Working Families Tax Cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With tax filing season underway, 91 percent of Americans are having an easier time than ever filing their…
January 30, 2026Chair 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…
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Foreign billionaires and foreign entities shouldn’t have their thumb on the scale of American politics — yet that’s exactly what’s happening.
With billions in foreign funding flowing through U.S. nonprofits, Americans deserve transparency, accountability, and real oversight.
Thank you to @RepJasonSmith and @RepRichardNeal for their kind words and partnership on @WaysandMeansGOP.
We’ve done important bipartisan work together, and the work is far from done. I look forward to continuing to deliver results for the American people.
Today, the Committee is holding a hearing examining how foreign actors have funneled millions of dollars through networks of tax-exempt organizations to create, support, and fuel disruption and illegal activity in America.
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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. ...