Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the proposed waiver of work requirements in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The hearing will take place at 9:00 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013, in Room 1100 of the Longworth House… Read more

Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on increasing adoptions from foster care, including through the Adoption Incentives program. The hearing will take place immediately following the Subcommittee organizational meeting that begins at 2:00 p.m. on… Read more

House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today announced that the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing to review the current benefit design of the Medicare Fee-For-Service program and consider ideas to update and improve the benefit structure to better meet the needs of current and future beneficiaries.  The hearing will take place on Tuesday,… Read more

Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing to examine the itemized deduction for charitable contributions as part of the Committee’s work on comprehensive tax reform.  The hearing will take place on Thursday, February 14, 2013, in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 9:30… Read more

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing on the statutory debt limit.  The hearing will take place on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 1:30 p.m. In view of the limited time available to hear witnesses, oral testimony at this hearing will be from… Read more

Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Acting Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to discuss a bipartisan proposal to establish a commission tasked with developing recommendations for reducing child deaths due to maltreatment. The hearing will take place at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December… Read more

House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) today announced that the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing to examine the current status of the Medicare Advantage (MA) program and other health plans. The hearing will take place on Friday, September 21, 2012 in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 9:30 A.M.  In view of the limited time… Read more

Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman, Subcommittee on Trade of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the benefits of expanding U.S. services trade through an international services agreement.  The hearing will take place on Thursday, September 20, 2012, in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 2:00 P.M. … Read more

Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, today announced that the Committees will hold a joint hearing to review the tax treatment of capital gains in the context of comprehensive tax reform.  The joint hearing will take place on Thursday, September 20, 2012, in Room… Read more

U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, today announced the fifth hearing in the series entitled “Securing the Future of the Disability Insurance (DI) Program.”  This hearing will focus on key challenges facing the DI program and options to address those challenges. The hearing will take place on Friday,… Read more