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Committee on Ways and Means

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1,472 bills referred in the 114th 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 114th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 114th Congress

Members, 114th Congress 41

Everyone who held a seat in the 114th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-TX	Kevin Brady	Chair
R-WI	Paul D. RyanLeft Oct 29, 2015	Chair
D-MI	Sander M. Levin	Ranking Member
R-IL	Aaron SchockLeft Mar 17, 2015
R-NE	Adrian Smith
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.
D-NY	Charles B. RangelJoined Dec 5, 2015
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-NC	George Holding
R-OH	James B. Renacci
R-MO	Jason Smith
D-WA	Jim McDermott
D-CT	John B. Larson
D-GA	John Lewis
D-NY	Joseph CrowleyJoined Dec 5, 2015
R-TX	Kenny Marchant
R-SD	Kristi L. Noem
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-PA	Patrick Meehan
R-IL	Peter J. Roskam
D-MA	Richard E. Neal
R-IL	Robert J. DoldJoined Apr 29, 2015
D-WI	Ron Kind
R-TX	Sam Johnson
R-IN	Todd Young
R-GA	Tom Price
R-NY	Tom Reed
R-SC	Tom RiceJoined Nov 5, 2015
R-FL	Vern Buchanan
D-CA	Xavier Becerra

Subcommittees, 114th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 114th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 114th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 5983	Financial CHOICE Act of 2016	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2016
HR 5406	HEALTTH Act	Reported By	Dec 20, 2016
HR 5879	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities.	Reported By	Dec 8, 2016
HR 4220	Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2016	Reported By	Dec 8, 2016
HR 5204	Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act	Reported By	Dec 8, 2016
HR 6008	Transit Benefits Modernization Act	Discharged From	Dec 8, 2016
HR 5714	Postal Service Reform Act of 2016	Discharged From	Dec 8, 2016
HR 6507	To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), to require an agency to release the Federal income tax returns of the President upon request, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 8, 2016

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 114th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Markup	Tax LegislationLongworth House Office Building 110016 documents	Scheduled	Sep 21, 2016

Markup	Tax, Trade Enforcement LegislationLongworth House Office Building 110034 documents	Scheduled	Sep 14, 2016

Markup	Markup of Proposals to Improve the Health Care System for More AmericansLongworth House Office Building 11007 documents	Scheduled	Sep 8, 2016

Markup	Markup of Health, Tax, and Social Security LegislationLongworth House Office Building 110016 documents	Scheduled	Jul 13, 2016

Markup	Commonsense Proposals to Advance Hospital Reforms and Improve TANFLongworth House Office Building 110012 documents	Scheduled	May 24, 2016

Markup	Markup of Bills to Improve TANF24 documents	Scheduled	May 11, 2016

Markup	H.R. 3209, “Recovering Missing Children Act.” H.R. ____, “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual returns.” H.R. 3832, “Stolen Identify Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2015.”Longworth House Office Building 110016 documents	Scheduled	Apr 28, 2016

Meeting	Chairman Brady Announces Committee Hearing on the Tax Treatment of Health CareLongworth House Office Building 11007 documents 3 witnesses Joseph Antos, Wilson H. Taylor Scholar, American Enterprise Institute Avik Roy, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute Steven Kreisberg, Director of Research and Collective Bargaining Services, AFSCME	Scheduled	Apr 14, 2016

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 114th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
—	Health Care Fraud Investigations58 pages 3 witnesses Abhijit Dixit, Special Agent, Office of Investigations, Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services Barbara McQuade, United States Attorney, Eastern District of Michigan Scott Ward, Senior Vice President, Health Integrity LLC	Sep 28, 2016
—	Effective Enforcement of U.S. Trade Laws64 pages 1 witness Honorable R. Gil Kerlikowske, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection	Sep 27, 2016
—	Understanding Social Security's Solvency Challenge118 pages 2 witnesses Stephen C. Goss, Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration Keith Hall, Ph.D., Director, Congressional Budget Office	Sep 21, 2016
—	Exploring the Use of Technology and Innovation to Create Efficiencies and Higher Quality in Health Care127 pages 4 witnesses Paul Black, Chief Executive Officer, Allscripts Michael Gallup, President, TeleTracking Technologies Greg Long, Chief Medical Officer, Senior Vice President, Systems of Care, Thedacare Jared Short, President and Chief Operating Officer, Cambia Health Solutions	Sep 14, 2016
—	Hearing on Tax-Exempt College and University Endowments74 pages 5 witnesses Jeff Amburgey, Vice President for Finance, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky Sheila Bair, President, Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland (formerly chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) Sandy Baum, Senior Fellow, Income and Benefits Policy Center, Urban Institute Neal McCluskey, Director of the Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute Mark Schneider, Vice President and Institute Fellow, American Institutes for Research (formerly Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics)	Sep 13, 2016
—	The Evolution of Quality in Medicare Part a140 pagesOn H.R. 3298 4 witnesses Barbara Gage, Ph.D., MPA, Associate Research Professor, George Washington University, Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C C. Steven Guenthner, President, Almost Family, Louisville, Kentucky Gregory M. Worsowicz, M.D., M.B.A., President, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rosemont, Illinois Elisabeth Wynn, Senior Vice President, Health Economics and Finance, Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, New York	Sep 7, 2016
—	"Unemployment Insurance: an Overview of the Challenges and Strengths of Today's System"127 pagesOn H.R. 11 4 witnesses Michelle Beebe, Director, Unemployment Insurance, Utah Department of Workforce Services Walter Carpenter, MAI, CRE, President, Pinel & Carpenter, Inc Judith M. Conti, Federal Advocacy Coordinator, National Employment Law Project Cissy Proctor, Executive Director, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity	Sep 7, 2016
—	Modernizing Social Security's Information Technology Infrastructure128 pages 5 witnesses Kimberly A. Byrd, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audit, Financial Systems and Operations Audits, Office of the Inspector General, Social Security Administration William Hayes, Principal Engineer, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University Robert Klopp, Deputy Commissioner of Systems, Chief Information Officer, Social Security Administration Valerie C. Melvin, Director, Information Management and Technology Resources Issues, Government Accountability Office Richard E. Warsinskey, President, National Council of Social Security Management Associations	Jul 14, 2016

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 114th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 114-887	REPORT ON THE LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS during the 114TH CONGRESS	Dec 22, 2016
H. Rept. 114-882	Helping Ensure Accountability, Leadership, and Trust in Tribal Healthcare ActOn H.R. 5406	Dec 20, 2016
H. Rept. 114-863	To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Modify the Credit for Production from Advanced Nuclear Power FacilitiesOn H.R. 5879	Dec 8, 2016
H. Rept. 114-862	Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2016On H.R. 4220	Dec 8, 2016
H. Rept. 114-861	Stop Taxing Death and Disability ActOn H.R. 5204	Dec 8, 2016
H. Rept. 114-809	Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016On H.R. 5458	Nov 14, 2016
H. Rept. 114-793	Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Exempt Amounts Paid for Aircraft Management Services from the Excise Taxes Imposed on Transportation by AirOn H.R. 3608	Sep 27, 2016
H. Rept. 114-784	Co-Op Consumer Protection Act of 2016On H.R. 954	Sep 22, 2016

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 114th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8155	A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final regulations - Treatment of Certain Transfers of Property to Foreign Corporations [TD 9803] (RIN: 1545-BL87) received December 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.Executive communication · Internal Revenue Service	Dec 30, 2016
EC-8154	A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's temporary regulations - Guidance Under Section 355(e) Regarding Predecessors, Successors, and Limitation on Gain Recognition; Guidance Under Section 355(f) [TD 9805] (RIN: 1545-BN18) received December 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.Executive communication · Internal Revenue Service	Dec 30, 2016
EC-8153	A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final regulations - Premium Tax Credit Regulation VI [TD 9804] (RIN: 1545-BN50) received December 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.Executive communication · Internal Revenue Service	Dec 30, 2016
EC-8152	A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule - Extension of Eligibility Rule Waivers for Certain Automatic Changes Made To Comply with the Final Tangible Property Regulations (Notice 2017-6) received December 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.Executive communication · Internal Revenue Service	Dec 30, 2016
EC-8151	A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule - Revenue Ruling: 2016 Base Period T-Bill Rate (Rev. Rul. 2017-01) received December 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.Executive communication · Internal Revenue Service	Dec 30, 2016
EC-8150	A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule - Eligibility for Exemption from User Fee Requirement for Employee Plans Determination Letter Applications Filed On or After January 1, 2017 (Notice 2017-1) received December 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.Executive communication · Internal Revenue Service	Dec 30, 2016
EC-8149	A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule - Applicable Federal Rates - January 2017 (Rev. Rul. 2017-2) received December 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.Executive communication · Internal Revenue Service	Dec 30, 2016
EC-8148	A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule - Beginning of Construction for Sections 45 and 48 (Notice 2017-04) received December 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.Executive communication · Internal Revenue Service	Dec 30, 2016

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 114th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 114-1	MANUAL OF RULES of the COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS during the ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH 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	2,009	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

Membership changes 5

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 114th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Nov 5, 2015	Kevin Brady R-TX	Became Chair	H.Res. 517
Nov 5, 2015	Tom Rice R-SC	Joined	H.Res. 517
Oct 29, 2015	Paul D. Ryan R-WI	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H7340
Apr 29, 2015	Robert J. Dold R-IL	Joined	H.Res. 229
Mar 17, 2015	Aaron Schock R-IL	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H1716

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