U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the impact on beneficiaries of direct deposit of Social Security benefits.  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 in B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 9:00… Read more

*UPDATE:  NEW TIME* ALL OTHER DETAILS OF THE HEARING REMAIN THE SAME. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) today announced that the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing to examine implementation of health insurance exchanges as authorized by the Democrats’ health care law (P.L. 111-148 and 111-152).  The hearing will take place on… Read more

*UPDATE:  NEW TIME* ALL OTHER DETAILS OF THE HEARING REMAIN THE SAME. Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD, (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the Internal Revenue Service’s (“IRS”) implementation and administration of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act… Read more

House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) today announced that the Subcommittees will hold a joint hearing on removing Social Security numbers from beneficiaries’ Medicare cards.  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 9:30… Read more

*UPDATE: POSTPONED/NEW TIME* ALL OTHER DETAILS REMAIN THE SAME Congressman Geoff Davis (R-KY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the use of technology to improve the administration of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program’s financial eligibility… Read more

Congressman Charles W. Boustany Jr., MD (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold the second in its series of hearings on tax-exempt organizations, this time examining the revised Form 990, reasons for the increasing organizational complexity of public charities, including… 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 explore physician organization efforts to promote high quality patient care.  Understanding these initiatives will inform the Subcommittee as it continues to examine how to reform the Medicare physician payment system.  The Subcommittee… Read more

Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing on business tax issues currently facing U.S. manufacturing companies, and will examine how comprehensive tax reform could improve the ability of manufacturers to contribute to job creation and economic growth, including U.S.-based public and closely held… Read more

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today announced that the Committee on Ways and Means will hold a hearing to explore the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling that the individual mandate is constitutional, particularly as it relates to Congress’s authority to lay and collect new taxes.  The hearing will take place on Tuesday, July 10,… Read more

*Hearing Postponed* 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, June… Read more