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Ways and Means Committee

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Committee on Ways and Means

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1,502 bills referred in the 115th 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 115th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 115th Congress

Members, 115th Congress 44

Everyone who held a seat in the 115th 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
D-MA	Richard E. Neal	Ranking Member
R-NE	Adrian Smith
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.
R-OH	Brad R. WenstrupJoined May 16, 2018
D-NY	Brian Higgins
R-FL	Carlos Curbelo
D-IL	Danny K. Davis
R-IL	Darin LaHoodJoined Jan 16, 2018
R-WA	David G. Reichert
R-AZ	David Schweikert
R-CA	Devin Nunes
R-TN	Diane Black
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer
R-MN	Erik Paulsen
R-NC	George Holding
R-IN	Jackie Walorski
R-OH	James B. Renacci
R-MO	Jason Smith
D-CT	John B. Larson
D-GA	John Lewis
D-NY	Joseph Crowley
D-CA	Judy ChuJoined Feb 7, 2017
R-TX	Kenny Marchant
R-SD	Kristi L. Noem
D-CA	Linda T. Sánchez
D-TX	Lloyd Doggett
R-KS	Lynn Jenkins
R-MI	Mike BishopJoined Feb 16, 2017
R-PA	Mike Kelly
D-CA	Mike Thompson
R-OH	Patrick J. TiberiLeft Jan 11, 2018
R-PA	Patrick MeehanLeft Apr 27, 2018
R-IL	Peter J. Roskam
D-WI	Ron Kind
R-TX	Sam Johnson
D-MI	Sander M. Levin
D-WA	Suzan K. DelBene
D-AL	Terri A. Sewell
R-GA	Tom PriceLeft Feb 7, 2017
R-NY	Tom Reed
R-SC	Tom Rice
R-FL	Vern Buchanan
D-CA	Xavier Becerra

Subcommittees, 115th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 115th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 7305	Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2018	Referred To	Jan 2, 2019
HR 7324	Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2018	Referred To	Jan 2, 2019
HR 7340	Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights Act of 2018	Referred To	Jan 2, 2019
HR 7401	Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act	Referred To	Jan 2, 2019
HR 5874	Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2018	Discharged From	Dec 28, 2018
HR 3857	PASS Act of 2017	Discharged From	Dec 28, 2018
HRES 1184	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 15th anniversary of the creation of Health Savings Accounts should be remembered as a turning point in the history of health care in the United States.	Referred To	Dec 21, 2018
HR 7296	Protecting Foster Youth Resources to Promote Self-Sufficiency Act	Referred To	Dec 21, 2018

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Markup	Bills to Protect TaxpayersLongworth House Office Building 110034 documents	Scheduled	Sep 13, 2018

Markup	Full Committee MarkupLongworth House Office Building 1100	Scheduled	Sep 5, 2018
Markup	Bills from the Subcommittees on Social Security and Tax PolicyLongworth House Office Building 1100	Scheduled	Jul 18, 2018
Markup	Full Committee MarkupLongworth House Office Building 110058 documents	Scheduled	Jul 11, 2018

Markup	Bills from the Subcommittees on Tax Policy, Health, Social Security, and OversightLongworth House Office Building 1100	Scheduled	Jun 21, 2018
Markup	the JOBS for Success ActLongworth House Office Building 110021 documents	Scheduled	May 23, 2018

Markup	Bills to Combat the Opioid CrisisLongworth House Office Building 1100	Scheduled	May 16, 2018
Hearing	Series on Tax Reform: Growing Our Economy and Creating JobsLongworth House Office Building 11008 documents 4 witnesses Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum Zachary Mottl, Chief Alignment Officer, Atlas Tool Works, Inc. David Farr, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Emerson Steven Rattner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Willett Advisors LLC	Scheduled	May 16, 2018

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 115th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
—	The State of Social Security's Information Technology86 pages	Sep 27, 2018
—	Examining Changes to Social Security Disability Appeals Process178 pages	Jul 25, 2018
—	The Opioid Crisis: Implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)220 pagesOn H.R. 8, H.R. 2866 1 witness Jerry Milner, Associate Commissioner, Children's Bureau, and Acting Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services	Jul 24, 2018
—	Examining Social Security's Solvency Challenge: the Status of Social Security's Trust Funds52 pages	Jun 7, 2018
—	Securing Americans' Identities: the Future of the Social Security Number134 pagesOn H.R. 5192 7 witnesses Nancy Berryhill, Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration Elizabeth Curda, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability Office Samuel Lester, Consumer Privacy Counsel, Electronic Privacy Information Center Paul Rosenzweig, Senior Fellow, R Street Institute Steve Grobman, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, McAfee, LLC Jeremy A. Grant, Coordinator, Better Identity Coalition James Lewis, Senior Vice President, Technology Policy Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies	May 17, 2018
—	Jobs and Opportunity: Legislative Options to Address the Jobs Gap55 pagesOn H.R. 7	May 9, 2018
—	The Current Status Of And Quality In The Medicare Advantage Program90 pages	May 8, 2018
—	Identifying Innovative Practices and Technology In Health Care93 pages	Apr 26, 2018

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 115th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 115-1115	REPORT ON THE LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS during the 115TH CONGRESS	Jan 2, 2019
H. Rept. 115-1011	Save Community Newspaper Act of 2018On H.R. 6377	Nov 6, 2018
H. Rept. 115-979	Resolution of Inquiry Requesting the President to Transmit to the House of Representatives Certain Documents in the Possession of the President Relating to the Determination to Impose Certain Tariffs and to the Strategy of the United States with Respect to ChinaOn H.Res. 1018	Sep 26, 2018
H. Rept. 115-959	Family Savings Act of 2018On H.R. 6757	Sep 24, 2018
H. Rept. 115-958	Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018On H.R. 6760	Sep 24, 2018
H. Rept. 115-957	American Innovation Act of 2018On H.R. 6756	Sep 24, 2018
H. Rept. 115-936	Fighting Fraud to Protect Care for Seniors Act of 2018On H.R. 6690	Sep 10, 2018
H. Rept. 115-935	Empowering Seniors' Enrollment Decision Act of 2018On H.R. 6662	Sep 10, 2018

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-7383	A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule - 2019 Standard Mileage [Notice 2019-2] received December 21, 2018, 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	Jan 3, 2019
EC-7360	A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final rule - Medicare Program; Medicare Shared Savings Program; Accountable Care Organizations-Pathways to Success and Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policies for Performance Year 2017 [CMS-1701-F2 and CMS-1702-F] (RINs: 0938-AT45 and 0938-AT51) received December 27, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.Executive communication · Department of Health and Human Services	Jan 2, 2019
EC-7342	A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final rule - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Adoption of the Methodology for the HHS-operated Permanent Risk Adjustment Program for the 2018 Benefit Year [CMS-9919-F] (RIN: 0938-AT66) received December 20, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.Executive communication · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services	Dec 27, 2018
EC-7341	A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a report entitled, "Status of Risk Adjustment in Medicare Advantage 2018", pursuant to Public Law 114–255, section 17006(f)(2)(A)(ii); (130 Stat. 1338); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.Executive communication · Department of Health and Human Services	Dec 27, 2018
EC-7340	A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Services IRB only rule - Change in Basis for Determining Reserves under Section 807 (Rev. Proc. 2019-10) received December 19, 2018, 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 27, 2018
EC-7339	A letter from the Attorney-Advisor and Federal Register Liaison, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule - Regulations Governing United States Securities received December 19, 2018, 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 · Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury	Dec 27, 2018
EC-7338	A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Federal Register Liaison, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule - Availability of Records received December 19, 2018, 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 · Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury	Dec 27, 2018
EC-7337	A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule - Establishment of the Upper Hudson Viticultural Area [Docket No.: TTB-2018-0005; T.D. TTB-152; Ref: Notice No.: 174](RIN: 1513-AC38) received December 19, 2018, 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 · Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury	Dec 27, 2018

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 7

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 115th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
May 16, 2018	Brad R. Wenstrup R-OH	Joined	H.Res. 897
Apr 27, 2018	Patrick Meehan R-PA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jan 16, 2018	Darin LaHood R-IL	Joined	H.Res. 695
Jan 11, 2018	Patrick J. Tiberi R-OH	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Feb 16, 2017	Mike Bishop R-MI	Joined	H.Res. 131
Feb 7, 2017	Tom Price R-GA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Feb 7, 2017	Judy Chu D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 95

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