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House Committee on Ways and Means

Official Website →
45
Members ↓
19
Democrats
26
Republicans
1281
Bills Referred
28
Reports

Leadership

Jason Smith
RMO-8
Chair
Richard E. Neal
DMA-1
Ranking Member

Recent Activity

Oct 6, 2026
Chairman Smith on President Trump’s Diesel Executive Order: Republicans are Standing with the Farmers and Truckers Who Power Our Economy
Oct 6, 2026
Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Tennessee Field Hearing on the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Delivering for Small Business, Manufacturing, and Working Families
Oct 5, 2026
Chairman Smith on Treasury’s School Choice Announcement: Republicans are Delivering on the Promise of Lower Costs, More Educational Freedom
Oct 2, 2026
Chairman Smith on September Jobs Report: More Americans Finding Work as Republican Tax Cuts Grow the Economy
Sep 30, 2026
Chairman Smith: Transformational Trump Accounts Will Now Reach Millions More Children
Sep 30, 2026
Chairman Smith on PCE, GDP Reports: Democrats Oppose Historic Tax Cuts Powering Economic Growth as Republicans Continue Working to Lower Prices
Sep 29, 2026
Chairman Smith Announces Field Hearing on The One, Big, Beautiful, Bill Delivering for Small Business, Manufacturing, and Working Families – Collierville, TN
Sep 28, 2026
Ways & Means Republicans Move to Strip Tax-Exempt Status from Nonprofit with Suspected Terrorism Ties
Sep 24, 2026
ICYMI: Chairman Smith on The Will Cain Show: Big Insurance Cashed in on Taxpayer Subsidies for Health Care That Wasn’t Actually Provided
Sep 23, 2026
Chairmen Smith, Moolenaar Demand Investigation into Chinese Communist Party-Linked Network Bankrolling Sabotage of American AI Infrastructure
Sep 18, 2026
Ways & Means Committee Advances Policies Benefitting American Patients, Parents, Taxpayers, & Critical Supply Chains
Sep 16, 2026
Chairman Smith Statement on House Passage of Legislation to Impose Sanctions on Russia, Use Tariff Policies to Curtail Support for Russia’s War on Ukraine
Sep 16, 2026
Historic Digital Asset Tax Legislation Advances to Keep America the Crypto Capital of the World
Sep 16, 2026
Chairman Smith Statement on Fed’s Decision to Increase Interest Rates
Sep 16, 2026
Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of Legislation Delivering Historic Tax Certainty for Digital Assets, Improving Tax Administration, Expanding Access to Health & Welfare Services, Strengthening Supply Chains

Pulled hourly from the committee’s official press feed.

Committee Reports

NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY ACT

2026-02-20ReadGovInfo

BARCODE AUTOMATION FOR REVENUE COLLECTION TO ORGANIZE DISBURSEMENT AND ENHANCE EFFICIENCY ACT

2026-02-20ReadGovInfo

INNOVATE LESS LETHAL TO DE-ESCALATE TAX MODERNIZATION ACT

2026-02-02ReadGovInfo

ENDING IMPROPER PAYMENTS TO DECEASED PEOPLE ACT

2026-01-07ReadGovInfo

TAXPAYER NOTIFICATION AND PRIVACY ACT

2026-01-07ReadGovInfo

Recent Bills (1281)

HR10747referred2026-10-05

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate geographic adjustments to Medicare Advantage benchmarks in Puerto Rico.

HR10726referred2026-10-05

Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Coverage Act of 2026

HR10730referred2026-10-05

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the premium tax credit, and for other purposes.

HR10731referred2026-10-05

To adjust the cost pass-through for certified registered nurse anesthetists under the Medicare program.

HR10745referred2026-10-05

To prevent the removal of children for sex-rejecting interventions.

HR10739referred2026-10-05

To amend the Public Health Service Act to encourage qualified individuals to enter the forensic pathology workforce, and for other purposes.

HR10725referred2026-10-05

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain reforms with respect to medicare supplemental health insurance policies.

HR10741referred2026-10-05

To enhance the supply of child care, and for other purposes.

HR10666referred2026-10-01

FCHIP Extension Act

HR10690referred2026-10-01

Capital Loss Inflation Fairness Act

HR10657referred2026-10-01

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a special depreciation allowance for qualified early childhood education centers.

HR10668referred2026-10-01

EASE Act

HR10651referred2026-10-01

End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act

HR10640referred2026-10-01

Urban Health Transformation Act of 2026

HR10716referred2026-10-01

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to exclude certain entities from participation in Federal health care programs.

HR10691referred2026-10-01

Ban Flock Act

HR10682referred2026-10-01

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide parity in the taxation of professional sports franchises under the limitation on the deduction for certain employee remuneration, and for other purposes.

HR10709referred2026-10-01

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax credit for multigenerational home renovation expenditures.

HR10706referred2026-10-01

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify parameters for model testing and add accountability to model expansion under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and for other purposes.

HR10692referred2026-10-01

Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act

Showing 20 of 1281 bills referred to this committee.

Subcommittees (0 active)

All Members (45)

Jason Smith
RMO-8
Richard E. Neal
DMA-1
Aaron Bean
RFL-4
Adrian Smith
RNE-3
Beth Van Duyne
RTX-24
Blake D. Moore
RUT-1
Bradley Scott Schneider
DIL-10
Brendan F. Boyle
DPA-2
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RPA-1
Carol D. Miller
RWV-1
Claudia Tenney
RNY-24
Danny K. Davis
DIL-7
Darin LaHood
RIL-16
David Kustoff
RTN-8
David Schweikert
RAZ-1
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
DVA-8
Dwight Evans
DPA-3
Gregory F. Murphy
RNC-3
Gwen Moore
DWI-4
Jimmy Gomez
DCA-34
Jimmy Panetta
DCA-19
Jodey C. Arrington
RTX-19
John B. Larson
DCT-1
Judy Chu
DCA-28
Kevin Hern
ROK-1
Linda T. Sánchez
DCA-38
Lloyd Doggett
DTX-37
Lloyd Smucker
RPA-11
Max L. Miller
ROH-7
Michelle Fischbach
RMN-7
Mike Carey
ROH-15
Mike Kelly
RPA-16
Mike Thompson
DCA-4
Nathaniel Moran
RTX-1
Nicole Malliotakis
RNY-11
Randy Feenstra
RIA-4
Ron Estes
RKS-4
Rudy Yakym III
RIN-2
Stacey E. Plaskett
DVI
Steven Horsford
DNV-4
Suzan K. DelBene
DWA-1
Terri A. Sewell
DAL-7
Thomas R. Suozzi
DNY-3
Vern Buchanan
RFL-16
W. Gregory Steube
RFL-17

Who funds this committee?

Total campaign contributions received by its 45 members, grouped by industry.

Labor Unions
$6K68%
Progressive Groups
$3K30.7%
Climate & Environment
$790.9%
Abortion Rights
$300.3%

Numbers reflect FEC-reported contributions aggregated over all available election cycles. Total shown: $9K across 4 industries.