Washington, D.C. – This week, the House and Senate are set to vote on “omnibus” appropriations legislation for the rest of fiscal year 2018. Included in this bill are policies championed by Ways and Means Committee Members that will ensure tax relief for our farmers and ranchers, strengthen families, support our local communities and job creators, and help those who are ...

Washington, D.C. – House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) today delivered the following opening statement at a Subcommittee hearing entitled “The Implementation of MACRA’s Physician Payment Policies.” MACRA is the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. Click here ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today delivered the following opening statement at a full Committee hearing on the President’s trade policy agenda with USTR Lighthizer. Click here to watch the hearing. Remarks as prepared for delivery:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Ways and Means Committee Member David Schweikert (R-Ariz.), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas), Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-Wash.), and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) led 99 of their Republican colleagues in a

Current Systems from the Kennedy Era In this day and age, no major organization can be successful without modern technology to support it.  And yet, did you know that the IRS continues to maintain information technology (IT) systems dating back to when President Kennedy was in office in the early 1960s?  These systems, which are critical to ensuring the IRS’s ability to ...

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement on President Trump’s proposal to fight the opioid epidemic: “From day one, President Trump has been committed to combatting the opioid epidemic in America. Today’s announcement from the White House makes clear that we have a ...

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) announced three changes to his senior staff team for the Committee: Machalagh Carr will serve as General Counsel and Parliamentarian, Rachel Kaldahl as Oversight Staff Director, and Julia Slingsby as Communications Director. Chairman Brady said: “These ...

Yesterday, the Tax Policy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) held a hearing on “Post Tax Reform Evaluation of Recently Expired Tax Provisions.”  This hearing was a chance for lawmakers, stakeholders, and advocates to examine temporary tax provisions – often referred to as “tax extenders” – in the tax code following the implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. ...

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement regarding the decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate the Fiduciary Rule regulation issued by the Department of Labor during the Obama Administration: