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Committee on Ways and Means

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1,354 bills referred in the 113th Congress

23,960 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 112th at 2,581. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 113th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 113th Congress

Members, 113th Congress 39

Everyone who held a seat in the 113th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-MI	Dave Camp	Chair
D-MI	Sander M. Levin	Ranking Member
R-IL	Aaron Schock
R-NE	Adrian Smith
D-PA	Allyson Y. Schwartz
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.
D-IL	Danny K. Davis
R-WA	David G. Reichert
R-CA	Devin Nunes
R-TN	Diane Black
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer
R-MN	Erik Paulsen
R-OH	James B. RenacciJoined Feb 26, 2013
R-PA	Jim Gerlach
D-WA	Jim McDermott
D-CT	John B. Larson
D-GA	John Lewis
D-NY	Joseph Crowley
R-TX	Kenny Marchant
R-TX	Kevin Brady
D-CA	Linda T. Sánchez
D-TX	Lloyd Doggett
R-KS	Lynn Jenkins
R-PA	Mike Kelly
D-CA	Mike Thompson
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi
R-WI	Paul D. Ryan
R-IL	Peter J. Roskam
D-MA	Richard E. Neal
D-WI	Ron Kind
R-TX	Sam Johnson
R-AR	Tim Griffin
R-IN	Todd Young
R-GA	Tom Price
R-NY	Tom Reed
R-FL	Vern Buchanan
D-CA	Xavier Becerra

Subcommittees, 113th Congress 6

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 113th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 5870	To prohibit the negotiation of trade agreements that include waivers of the "Buy American Act".	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
HR 5875	SAVE Act of 2014	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
HR 5860	Small Business Healthcare Relief Act of 2014	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
HR 5872	American Solution for Simplifying the Estate Tax Act of 2014	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
HR 5873	Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2014	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
HR 5857	Infrastructure and Global Tax Competitiveness Act of 2014	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
HR 5853	Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
HR 5852	Scrap the Cap Act	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Markup	Markup of: H.R. 647, "ABLE Act of 2013"Longworth House Office Building 11005 documents	Scheduled	Jul 31, 2014

Markup	H. Res. 645, “Requesting that the President of the United States transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any emails in the possession of the Executive Office of the President that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois Lerner between January 2009 and April 2011.”; H. Res. 647, “Directing the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any emails in the possession of the Department that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois Lerner between January 2009 and April 2011.”; H.R. 5021, “Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014.”Longworth House Office Building 110010 documents	Scheduled	Jul 10, 2014

Markup	Markup of: H.R. 3393, "Student and Family Tax Simplification Act"; H.R. 4935, "Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014"Longworth House Office Building 110010 documents	Scheduled	Jun 25, 2014

Markup	Markup of: HR 2807, “Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2013.”; HR 4619, “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the rule allowing certain tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes.”; HR 4719, “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.”; HR 3134, “Charitable Giving Extension Act.”; HR 4691, “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations.”; HR 4718, “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.”Longworth House Office Building 110034 documents	Scheduled	May 29, 2014

Hearing	Camp Announces Tax Reform Hearing on the Benefits of Permanent Tax Policy for America’s Job CreatorsLongworth House Office Building 1100	Scheduled	Apr 8, 2014
Markup	Markup of: H.R. 3865, “Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014”Longworth House Office Building 11005 documents	Scheduled	Feb 11, 2014

Hearing	Chairman Camp Announces Hearing on the Status of the Affordable Care Act ImplementationLongworth House Office Building 11002 documents 1 witness Ms. Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Scheduled	Oct 29, 2013

Hearing	Chairman Camp Announces Hearing on President Obama’s Trade Policy Agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Michael FromanLongworth House Office Building 11002 documents 1 witness Ambassador Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative, Office of the United States Trade Representative	Scheduled	Jul 18, 2013

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 113th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
—	Private Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans111 pagesOn H.R. 2117, H.R. 5381 5 witnesses Deborah Tully, Director of Compensation and Benefits Finance and Accounting Analysis, Raytheon, Testimony R. Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research, Society of Actuaries, Testimony Scott Henderson, Vice President of Pension Investment and Strategy, The Kroger Company, Testimony Jeremy Gold, FSA, MAAA, Jeremy Gold Pensions, Testimony Diane Oakley, Executive Director, National Institute on Retirement Security, Testimony	Sep 17, 2014
—	Hearing on the Status of the Affordable Care Act Implementation91 pages 2 witnesses The Honorable John Koskinen, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service Andy Slavitt, Principal Deputy Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services	Sep 10, 2014
—	Social Impact Bonds: Can They Help Government Achieve Better Results for Families in Need?110 pagesOn H.R. 14 6 witnesses Lloyd Doggett, Representative from the State of Texas Linda Gibbs, Principal, Bloomberg Associates David Juppe, Senior Operating Budget Manager, Maryland Department of Legislative Services (DLS) George Overholser, CEO and Co-Founder, Third Sector Capital Partners Robert Romo, former client, Center for Employment Opportunities Sam Schaeffer, CEO and Executive Director, Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO)	Sep 9, 2014
—	Subsidized Job Programs and Their Effectiveness in Helping Families Go to Work and Escape Poverty57 pagesOn H.R. 13, H.R. 3864 4 witnesses Sandra Collins, Assistant Manager, Goodwill Olympics and Rainier Region, Testimony Amy Dvorak, Employer Relations Coordinator, New York State/Erie County Department of Social Services, Testimony Robert Doar, Morgridge Fellow, Poverty Studies, American Enterprise Institute (AEI), Testimony Dan Bloom, Director, Health and Barriers to Employment Policy Area, MDRC, Testimony	Jul 30, 2014
—	Dynamic Analysis of the Tax Reform Act of 2014150 pages 6 witnesses Scott Hodge, President, Tax Foundation, Testimony John Buckley, Former Chief Tax Counsel, Committee on Ways and Means, and Former Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, Testimony J.D. Foster, Deputy Chief Economist, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Testimony John Diamond, Professor, Rice University, Testimony Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum, Testimony Curtis Dubay, Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation, Testimony	Jul 30, 2014
—	What Workers Need to Know About Social Security as They Plan for Their Retirement144 pagesOn H.R. 2967 6 witnesses Charles P. Blahous III, Ph.D., Public Trustee, Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees, Testimony Sylvester J. Schieber, Ph.D., Independent Consultant, Testimony C. Eugene Steuerle, Ph.D., Institute Fellow and Richard B. Fischer Chair, Urban Institute, Testimony Joan Entmacher, Vice President for Family Economic Security, National Women's Law Center, Testimony Andrew G. Biggs, Ph.D., Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, Testimony Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Ph.D., William Fairfield Warren Professor, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, Testimony	Jul 29, 2014
—	Advancing the U.S. Trade Agenda: Trade with Africa and the African Growth and Opportunity Act95 pages 3 witnesses Ben Leo, Senior Fellow, Director of Rethinking U.S. Development Policy, Center For Global Development William C. McRaith, Chief Supply Chain Officer, PVH Corp Witney Schneidman, Senior International Advisor, Covington & Burling LL; Nonresident Fellow, Africa Growth Initiative, Brooking	Jul 29, 2014
—	Future of Medicare Advantage Health Plans130 pagesOn H.R. 5183 4 witnesses Joe Baker, President, Medicare Rights Center Robert A. Book, Ph.D, Senior Research Director, Health Systems Innovation Network, LLC Outside Healthcare and Economics Expert, American Action Forum Jeff Burnich, M.D., Senior Vice President & Executive Officer, Sutter Medical Network, on behalf of CAPG Chris Wing, Chief Executive Officer, SCAN Health Plans	Jul 24, 2014

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 113th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 113-723	REPORT ON THE LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS during the 113TH CONGRESS	Jan 2, 2015
H. Rept. 113-614	Able Act of 2014On H.R. 647	Nov 12, 2014
H. Rept. 113-527	Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014On H.R. 4935	Jul 17, 2014
H. Rept. 113-526	Student and Family Tax Simplification ActOn H.R. 3393	Jul 17, 2014
H. Rept. 113-525	Directing the Secretary of the Treasury to Transmit to the House of Representatives Copies of Any Emails in the Possession of the Department That Were Transmitted to or from the Email Account(S) of Former Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois Lerner Between January 2009 and April 2011On H.Res. 647	Jul 17, 2014
H. Rept. 113-524	Requesting That the President of the United States Transmit to the House of Representatives Copies of Any Emails in the Possession of the Executive Office of the President That Were Transmitted to or from the Email Account(S) of Former Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois Lerner Between January 2009 and April 2011On H.Res. 645	Jul 17, 2014
H. Rept. 113-520	Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014On H.R. 5021	Jul 14, 2014
H. Rept. 113-509	Bonus Depreciation Modified and Made PermanentOn H.R. 4718	Jul 3, 2014

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 113th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 113-6	Tax Reform Act of 2014 Discussion Draft	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 113-5	Compilation of the Social Security Laws, 2013	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 113-4	Compilation of the Social Security Laws, 2013	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 113-3	Compilation of the Social Security Laws, 2013	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 113-2	Compilation of U.S. Trade Statutes	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 113-1	MANUAL OF RULES of the COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS during the ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	45	2,014	50	12	50	34	4	312	0
118th2023–2024	45	1,758	67	16	72	60	70	381	1
117th2021–2022	45	1,754	10	12	12	28	0	376	0
116th2019–2020	43	1,728	27	15	29	41	9	454	4
115th2017–2018	44	1,502	57	15	58	34	47	500	0
114th2015–2016	41	1,472	88	35	89	28	70	663	1
113th2013–2014	39	1,354	25	20	28	15	72	—	6
112th2011–2012	39	2,581	21	30	25	0	101	—	4
111th2009–2010	41	1,767	4	46	5	—	41	—	5
110th2007–2008	41	2,388	23	34	24	—	97	—	4
109th2005–2006	42	2,156	14	38	14	—	85	—	10
108th2003–2004	41	1,542	25	37	26	—	70	—	13
107th2001–2002	41	1,944	37	20	37	—	96	—	2

Membership changes 1

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 113th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Feb 26, 2013	James B. Renacci R-OH	Joined	H.Res. 82

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