Oversight (116th Congress)

The Oversight Subcommittee assists the full Committee in carrying out its general oversight responsibilities of matters within the scope of the full Committee’s jurisdiction. The Oversight Subcommittee works with the full Committee and other Subcommittees to determine whether the laws within the jurisdiction of the Committee (including tax, trade, health, Human Resources, and Social Security laws) are being implemented and carried out efficiently and in accordance with Congressional intent. The Oversight Subcommittee also provides oversight of the federal agencies (such as the Internal Revenue Service) responsible for implementing laws within the full Committee’s jurisdiction.

Recent Activity

Materials for the Oversight Subcommittee Hearing on Ending the TCJA Tax on Houses of Worship, Charities, and Nonprofits

Jun 18, 2019 Page

The following materials were prepared for the June 19, 2019 Oversight Subcommittee hearing on ending the TCJA tax on houses of worship, charities, and nonprofits, which was canceled.

Testimony from Witnesses:

Neal, Brady Laud Senate Passage of Historic IRS Reform

Jun 13, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Taxpayer First Act, bipartisan legislation to redesign the Internal Revenue Service for the first time in over two decades:

Chairman Lewis Announces Oversight Subcommittee Hearing on Ending the TCJA Tax on Houses of Worship, Charities, and Nonprofits

Jun 12, 2019 Press Release

House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “Ending the TCJA Tax on Houses of Worship, Charities, and Nonprofits.” The hearing will be held on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building.

Neal, Larson, and Lewis Demand Answers from Trump Administration After Medicare Premium Withholding Failure

May 23, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B.

Neal, Brady Continue Efforts to Combat U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis

May 21, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Following last week’s Ways and Means Committee hearing on the maternal mortality crisis in the United States, Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) sent letters to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and U.S.