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

Neal Statement on IRS Failure to Meet April 23 Deadline

Apr 23, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ways & Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin informed him that the IRS would not meet the April 23 deadline to furnish six years of President Trump’s personal and business tax returns:

Neal Statement on IRS Failure to Meet April 10 Deadline

Apr 11, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Ways & Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the IRS would not meet Chairman Neal’s April 10 deadline to furnish six years of President Trump’s personal and business tax returns:

Neal Statement on Requesting President Trump’s Tax Returns

Apr 3, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement after sending a written request to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig for six years of President Donald J.

Ways & Means Committee Passes Historic Legislation to Redesign the IRS

Apr 2, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Ways & Means Committee passed H.R. 1957, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that redesigns the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for the first time in more than 20 years to better serve taxpayers.

Lewis, Kelly Introduce Historic Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Redesign the IRS

Mar 28, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis (D-GA), Ranking Member Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA), Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX), and bipartisan members of the Oversight Subcommittee introduced the Taxpayer First Act of 2019.