Legislative Committees
Ways and Means Committee
National House Committee
The U.S. Constitution requires that all bills regarding taxation must originate in the House of Representatives. The Committee of Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives. Members of the Ways and Means Committee are not allowed to serve on any other House Committees unless they apply for a waiver from their party's congressional leadership. The Committee has jurisdiction over all taxation, tariffs, and other revenue-raising measures, as well as a number of other programs including:
Social Security
Unemployment insurance
Medicare
Enforcement of child support laws
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Foster care and adoption programs
Social Security
Unemployment insurance
Medicare
Enforcement of child support laws
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Foster care and adoption programs
Rep. Jason Smith
(Republican-MO 8) Chair
(Republican-MO 8) Chair
Rep. Richard Neal
(Democratic-MA 1) Ranking Member
(Democratic-MA 1) Ranking Member
Rep. Jodey Arrington
(Republican-TX 19) Member
(Republican-TX 19) Member
Rep. Don Beyer, Jr.
(Democratic-VA 8) Member
(Democratic-VA 8) Member
Rep. Earl Blumenauer
(Democratic-OR 3) Member
(Democratic-OR 3) Member
Rep. Vern Buchanan
(Republican-FL 16) Member
(Republican-FL 16) Member
Rep. Mike Carey
(Republican-OH 15) Member
(Republican-OH 15) Member
Rep. Judy Chu
(Democratic-CA 28) Member
(Democratic-CA 28) Member
Rep. Danny Davis
(Democratic-IL 7) Member
(Democratic-IL 7) Member
Rep. Suzan DelBene
(Democratic-WA 1) Member
(Democratic-WA 1) Member
Rep. Lloyd Doggett II
(Democratic-TX 37) Member
(Democratic-TX 37) Member
Rep. Ron Estes
(Republican-KS 4) Member
(Republican-KS 4) Member
Rep. Dwight Evans
(Democratic-PA 3) Member
(Democratic-PA 3) Member
Rep. Randy Feenstra
(Republican-IA 4) Member
(Republican-IA 4) Member
Rep. Drew Ferguson
(Republican-GA 3) Member
(Republican-GA 3) Member
Rep. Michelle Fischbach
(Republican-MN 7) Member
(Republican-MN 7) Member
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
(Republican-PA 1) Member
(Republican-PA 1) Member
Rep. Kevin Hern
(Republican-OK 1) Member
(Republican-OK 1) Member
Rep. Mike Kelly, Jr.
(Republican-PA 16) Member
(Republican-PA 16) Member
Rep. Dan Kildee
(Democratic-MI 8) Member
(Democratic-MI 8) Member
Rep. David Kustoff
(Republican-TN 8) Member
(Republican-TN 8) Member
Rep. Darin LaHood
(Republican-IL 16) Member
(Republican-IL 16) Member
Rep. John Larson
(Democratic-CT 1) Member
(Democratic-CT 1) Member
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis
(Republican-NY 11) Member
(Republican-NY 11) Member
Rep. Carol Miller
(Republican-WV 1) Member
(Republican-WV 1) Member
Rep. Blake Moore
(Republican-UT 1) Member
(Republican-UT 1) Member
Rep. Gwen Moore
(Democratic-WI 4) Member
(Democratic-WI 4) Member
Rep. Greg Murphy
(Republican-NC 3) Member
(Republican-NC 3) Member
Rep. Jimmy Panetta
(Democratic-CA 19) Member
(Democratic-CA 19) Member
Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr.
(Democratic-NJ 9) Member
(Democratic-NJ 9) Member
Rep. Brad Schneider
(Democratic-IL 10) Member
(Democratic-IL 10) Member
Rep. David Schweikert
(Republican-AZ 1) Member
(Republican-AZ 1) Member
Rep. Terri Sewell
(Democratic-AL 7) Member
(Democratic-AL 7) Member
Rep. Adrian Smith
(Republican-NE 3) Member
(Republican-NE 3) Member
Rep. Lloyd Smucker
(Republican-PA 11) Member
(Republican-PA 11) Member
Rep. Michelle Steel
(Republican-CA 45) Member
(Republican-CA 45) Member
Rep. Greg Steube
(Republican-FL 17) Member
(Republican-FL 17) Member
Rep. Linda Sánchez
(Democratic-CA 38) Member
(Democratic-CA 38) Member
Rep. Claudia Tenney
(Republican-NY 24) Member
(Republican-NY 24) Member
Rep. Mike Thompson
(Democratic-CA 4) Member
(Democratic-CA 4) Member
Rep. Beth Van Duyne
(Republican-TX 24) Member
(Republican-TX 24) Member
Rep. Brad Wenstrup
(Republican-OH 2) Member
(Republican-OH 2) Member