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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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ONE YEAR LATER: Working Families Tax Cuts Delivering for American Workers, Families, Farmers, Seniors, and Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement marking the one-year anniversary of…
July 2, 2026Chairman Smith on Jobs Report: One Year Later, Working Families Tax Cuts is Unleashing Blue-Collar Boom
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
July 1, 2026Ways & Means Committee Approves Legislation Protecting Taxpayer Rights, Improving IRS Services, Combatting Fraud, & Delivering Greater Nonprofit Transparency
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans that are held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad will no longer return home to massive tax…
July 1, 2026Chairman Smith on USMCA Negotiations: Any Future Agreement Must Close Loopholes, Level the Playing Field for American Workers & Manufacturers
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the formal meeting for the…
July 1, 2026Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of Tax Administration Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following opening statement at a Committee markup…
June 30, 2026Chairman 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…
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Today, we celebrate our nation’s 250th year of freedom, since America broke free from England and adopted the Declaration of Independence.
To many more years of being the greatest country on Earth!
This week, the House unanimously passed my bipartisan legislation, the Recover COVID Unemployment Fraud in Banks Act. This is a critical step toward recovering more than $1 billion in taxpayer funds lost to COVID-era unemployment fraud.
I'm hopeful for swift bipartisan passage
One year ago, @POTUS and @HouseGOP signed the Working Families Tax Cuts into law. Workers, seniors and families across the country are now seeing the benefits of the largest tax relief package in American history.
Promises made, promises kept.
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