The new Congress is focused on helping create jobs and giving Americans greater economic opportunity. And America’s trade agenda is critical to this effort. Expanding export markets for American businesses means more productivity and more good American jobs. Right now, the United States is negotiating several important trade agreements that will open markets to our goods and… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. attorney’s office in Puerto Rico announced additional indictments based on work begun over five years ago to bring fraudsters to justice. Upon hearing this news, Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) stated: “Today’s arrests in Puerto Rico are yet further proof that the disability program is plagued by widespread fraud. While it is… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, the House passed H.R. 33, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, introduced by Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), which would ensure that emergency-service volunteers are not counted as full-time employees under Obamacare's employer mandate. Upon passage, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement on the December jobs report. "The American people are concerned about this economy, and their elected representatives should be too. Too many families are living paycheck to paycheck. And those paychecks are shrinking. In other words, families are working harder and harder to get… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, the House passed H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act, introduced by Rep. Todd Young (R-IN), which would repeal the 30-hour definition of "full-time employment" in Obamacare and restore the traditional 40-hour definition. Upon passage, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement. “Obamacare is holding back millions of… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed the first piece of legislation of the 114th Congress, the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 (H.R. 22), with overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill would help veterans find work by exempting them from one of Obamacare’s mandates on small businesses. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following… Read more

Washington, DC – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today announced the public release of the results of the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) Investigation No. 332-543, “Trade, Investment, and Industrial Policies in… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) highlighted a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report detailing how the Social Security Administration's (SSA) $200 billion disability benefits programs are at risk for physician-assisted fraud. The GAO found… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) officially introduced H.R. 1, the ​Tax Reform Act of 2014​.  This proposal formalizes the tax reform discussion draft released on February 26, 2014, without modifications.  Below are excerpts from Chairman Camp's statement submitted for the Congressional Record. “At its core, the Tax Reform Act of… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced H.R. 5825, the No Healthcare Subsidies for Foreign Diplomats Act, legislation to prevent foreign diplomats from receiving subsidized health coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  According to the… Read more