What is House Committee on Ways and Means working on?

Recent hearings

• Health Subcommittee Field Hearing on Modernized Health Care in Practice: Empowering Americans to Live Healthier Lives

  Apr 14, 2026

  Hearing

• Full Committee Hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

  Apr 16, 2026

  Hearing

• H.R. 2347, H.R. 5366, H.R. 5334, H.R. 7971, H.R. 7959

  Mar 25, 2026

  Markup

• Improving Kidney Health Through Better Prevention and Innovative Treatment

  Mar 18, 2026

  Hearing

• Advancing America’s Interests at the World Trade Organization’s 14th Ministerial Conference

  Mar 17, 2026

  Hearing

Bills in committee

• HR 5366: Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act

  Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] · Sep 15, 2025

  Active
• HR 5334: SEED Act

  Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · Sep 11, 2025

  Active
• HR 2347: Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act

  Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] · Mar 25, 2025

  Active
• HR 6431: New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Act

  Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] · Dec 4, 2025

  Active
• HR 6956: BARCODE Efficiency Act

  Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] · Jan 7, 2026

  Active
• HR 4242: Innovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act

  Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] · Jun 27, 2025

  Active
• HR 6945: Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act

  Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] · Jan 6, 2026

  In Committee
• HR 7157: Supporting Teachers Through Tax Fairness Act

  Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] · Jan 20, 2026

  In Committee

Jurisdiction

The House Committee on Ways and Means has jurisdiction over: Revenue measures generally; Reciprocal trade agreements; Revenue measures relating to insular possessions; Bonded debt of the United States, subject to the last sentence of clause 4(f); Deposit of public monies; Transportation of dutiable goods; Tax exempt foundations and charitable trusts; National social security (except health care and facilities programs that are supported from general revenues as opposed to payroll deductions and except work incentive programs).