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Committee on Ways and Means

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1,542 bills referred in the 108th Congress

23,955 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 108th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 108th Congress 41

Everyone who held a seat in the 108th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-CA	William M. ThomasJoined Jun 20, 2003	Chair
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel	Ranking Member
R-NY	Amo Houghton
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin
R-MI	Dave Camp
R-FL	E. Clay Shaw Jr.
D-ND	Earl Pomeroy
R-VA	Eric Cantor
D-CA	Fortney Pete Stark
D-WI	Gerald D. Kleczka
R-AZ	J. D. Hayworth
R-WA	Jennifer Dunn
R-IL	Jerry Weller
R-LA	Jim McCrery
D-WA	Jim McDermott
R-IA	Jim Nussle
R-MN	Jim Ramstad
D-GA	John Lewis
D-TN	John S. Tanner
R-MO	Kenny C. Hulshof
R-TX	Kevin Brady
D-TX	Lloyd Doggett
R-GA	Mac Collins
R-FL	Mark Foley
D-TX	Max Sandlin
D-NY	Michael R. McNulty
R-CT	Nancy L. Johnson
R-WI	Paul D. Ryan
R-PA	Phil English
R-IL	Philip M. Crane
D-MA	Richard E. Neal
R-OH	Rob Portman
D-CA	Robert T. Matsui
R-KY	Ron Lewis
R-TX	Sam Johnson
D-MI	Sander M. Levin
R-CO	Scott McInnis
D-OH	Stephanie Tubbs Jones
R-CA	Wally Herger
D-LA	William J. Jefferson
D-CA	Xavier Becerra

Subcommittees, 108th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 108th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 5400	Medicare PPO Fairness Act of 2004	Referred To	Nov 22, 2004
HR 5393	Medicare Nursing Facility Pay-for-Performance Act of 2004	Referred To	Nov 22, 2004
HR 5414	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the foreign tax credit and the benefits of deferral to companies doing business in Sudan until the Government of Sudan takes demonstrable steps to end genocide in Sudan.	Referred To	Nov 19, 2004
HR 5403	Long Term Care Quality Improvement Act of 2004	Referred To	Nov 19, 2004
HR 5406	To ensure a balanced survey of taxpayers in any system of precertification for the earned income tax credit.	Referred To	Nov 19, 2004
HR 5415	Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform and Rural Equity Act of 2004	Referred To	Nov 19, 2004
HR 5395	Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2004	Referred To	Nov 19, 2004
HR 5398	Retirement Enhancement Revenue Act of 2004	Referred To	Nov 19, 2004

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 108th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 108-64	Commissioner of Social Security's Proposal to Improve the Disability Process161 pagesOn H.R. 5177 12 witnesses McIntyre, Hon. Mike, a Representative in Congress from the State of North Carolina Social Security Administration, Hon. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner National Association of Social Security Management Associations, Buffaloe, Ronald E American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Union of American Physicians and Dentists, Dann, Dr. C. Richard, Social Security Advisory board, Daub, Hon. Hal National Council of Disability Determination Directors, Everett, Sheila National Association of Disability Examiners, Marshall, Martha A Association of Administrative Law Judges, Bernoski, Ronald G Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, Social Security Task Force, Ford, Marty National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 224, Hill, James A National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives, Sutton, Thomas D Federal Managers Association, Social Security Administration, Chapter 275, Zink, Laura	Sep 30, 2004
Serial No. 108-71	Select Tax Issues96 pagesOn H.R. 284, H.R. 433, H.R. 572, H.R. 583, H.R. 720 and 30 more 16 witnesses Beauprez, Hon. Bob, a Representative in Congress from the State of Colorado Blackburn, Hon. Marsha, a Representative in Congress from the State of Tennessee Capps, Hon. Lois, a Representative in Congress from the State of California Emanuel, Hon. Rahm, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois Isakson, Hon. Johnny, a Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia Kucinich, Hon. Dennis J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio Larson, Hon. John, a Representative in Congress from the State of Connecticut Lofgren, Hon. Zoe, a Representative in Congress from the State of California McCarthy, Hon. Karen, a Representative in Congress from the State of Missouri Neugebauer, Hon. Randy, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas Ryan, Hon. Tim, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio Sessions, Hon. Pete, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas Simmons, Hon. Rob, a Representative in Congress from the State of Connecticut Turner, Hon. Michael, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio Weldon, Hon. Curt, a Representative in Congress from the State of Pennsylvania Wilson, Hon. Joe, a Representative in Congress from the State of South Carolina	Sep 23, 2004
Serial No. 108-63	Trade Preferences for Haiti62 pagesOn H.R. 1031, H.R. 4889, H.R. 5026, S. 489, S. 2261 8 witnesses Graham, Hon. Bob, a U.S. Senator from the State of Florida DeWine, Hon. Mike, a U.S. Senator from the State of Ohio Avondale Mills, Inc., Stephen Felker, on behalf of National Council of Textile Organizations J.C. Penney Purchasing Corporation, Janet E. Fox Perry Manufacturing Company, William K. Woltz, Jr UNITE HERE, Mark Levinson Vetements Textiles, S.A., Jean Edouard Baker Yazaki North America, Nigel Thompson	Sep 22, 2004
Serial No. 108-56	Electronic Prescribing52 pages 4 witnesses Brigham and Women's Center for Applied Medical Information Systems, Jonathan M. Teich National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Craig L. Fuller RxHub, David McLean Women's Health Center Cardiology, Thomas E. Sullivan	Jul 22, 2004
Serial No. 108-65	H.R. 4391, the ``public Servant Retirement Protection Act''117 pagesOn H.R. 594, H.R. 743, H.R. 887, H.R. 1321, H.R. 2011 and 7 more 5 witnesses Social Security Administration, Martin H. Gerry, Deputy Commissioner, Disability and Income Security Programs Association of Texas Professional Educators, Randall Iglehart California Retired Teachers Association, George Avak Grand Lodge Fraternal Order of Police, Chuck Canterbury Nevada State Education Association, Terry Hickman, on behalf of National Education Association	Jul 20, 2004
Serial No. 108-67	IRS Enforcement of the Reporting of Tip Income67 pagesOn H.R. 2034, H.R. 2133, H.Res. 2133 6 witnesses Internal Revenue Service, William F. Conlon, Director, Reporting Compliance American Gaming Association, and Aztar Corp., Joseph J. Jablonski Marriott International, Inc., Edward A. Rosic, Jr National Restaurant Association, and K-Bob's USA, Inc., Edward R. Tinsley Power & Power, Tracy J. Power The Salon Association, and Zona Salons, Frank Zona	Jul 15, 2004
Serial No. 108-62	Hearing to Examine Child Welfare Reform Proposals112 pagesOn H.R. 4, H.R. 443, H.R. 1534, H.R. 2437, H.R. 2473 and 5 more 4 witnesses Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care, Hon. William Frenzel Utah Department of Human Services, Robin Arnold-Williams, on behalf of the American Public Human Services Association Child Welfare League of America, Southern Regional Office, Patricia Wilson Lutheran Social Services of the South, Samuel Sipes	Jul 13, 2004
Serial No. 108-47	Implementation of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement58 pages 6 witnesses Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Hon. Peter F. Allgeier, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative CMS Energy Corporation, Jackson, Michigan, David Mengebier Yasmine Enterprises, Inc., Denver, Colorado, Jamal Belcaid National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce, David Hamod Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California, Melika Carroll Wheat Export Trade Education Committee, the National Association of Wheat Growers, and the U.S. Wheat Associates, David Taliaferro	Jul 7, 2004

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 108th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 108-810	REPORT ON THE LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS During the 108TH CONGRESS	Jan 3, 2005
H. Rept. 108-754,Part 1	Requesting the President and Directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services Provide Certain Documents to the House of Representatives Relating to Estimates and Analyses of the Cost of the Medicare Prescription Drug LegislationOn H.Res. 776	Oct 7, 2004
H. Rept. 108-685	Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2004On H.R. 2971	Sep 14, 2004
H. Rept. 108-627	United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActOn H.R. 4842	Jul 21, 2004
H. Rept. 108-598	Customs Border Security and Trade Agencies Authorization Act of 2004On H.R. 4418	Jul 13, 2004
H. Rept. 108-597	United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActOn H.R. 4759	Jul 12, 2004
H. Rept. 108-548	American Jobs Creation Act of 2004On H.R. 4520	Jun 16, 2004
H. Rept. 108-501	Agoa Acceleration Act of 2004On H.R. 4103	May 19, 2004

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 108th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 108-9	Report on Trade Mission to the Wto Ministerial Meeting in Cancun	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 108-8	WRITTEN COMMENTS on EXTENSION OF PERMANENT NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS STATUS TO ARMENIA, MOLDOVA, AND LAOS	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 108-7	COMPILATION OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY LAWS (Volume II)	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 108-5	OVERVIEW AND COMPILATION OF U.S. TRADE STATUTES (Blue Book)	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 108-4	Joint Review of the Strategic Plans and Budget of the Internal Revenue Service, 2003	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 108-4	Joint Review of the Strategic Plans and Budget of the Internal Revenue Service, 2003	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 108-3	WRITTEN COMMENTS on TAXPAYER RIGHTS PROPOSALS	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 108-2	REPORT on TRADE MISSION TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	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	2,009	50	10	50	34	4	309	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

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