Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) introduced legislation prohibiting for one year the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from issuing or finalizing proposed 501(c)(4) regulations issued last November.  Treasury’s proposed rules would significantly alter 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organization activities and… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to the announcement that fellow Committee member Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA) will not seek reelection. “Jim Gerlach is a respected leader on the Ways and Means Committee and in the Congress.  He is a true professional dedicated to finding real solutions for his… Read more

*Hearing Postponed* House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles W. Boustany Jr., M.D., (R-LA), and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) today announced that the Subcommittees will hold a joint hearing on improper payments and identity theft. The hearing will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2013, in room 1100 of the Longworth… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed changes for 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organizations rules. "There continues to be an ongoing investigation, with many documents yet to be uncovered, into how the IRS systematically targeted and… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Daniel Werfel questioning the agency’s decision to delay the start of tax filing season.  Camp said it appears the agency is putting a higher priority on implementing ObamaCare than tending to its core mission – processing nearly 150 million… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to the National Organization of Marriage lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.  “The unauthorized release of confidential information is a crime and those affected deserve answers, not the runaround.  What makes the situation even worse is that the… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) demanding that the agency determine whether individuals whose names were included on donor lists improperly obtained by the IRS were then subject to audit. “The agency testified that donor lists were destroyed, when in fact those lists are still… Read more

Welcome to this afternoon’s hearing on the Internal Revenue Service’s Exempt Organizations Division. In May, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration released an audit exposing the Internal Revenue Service’s practice of targeting applicants for tax-exempt status based on name and policy position. The audit confirmed what many feared – that the IRS was treating applicants… Read more

Hearing on the Internal Revenue Service’s Exempt Organizations Division Post-TIGTA Audit _____________________________________ HEARING … Read more

  Congress's investigation into the IRS targeting of conservatives has been continuing out of the Syria headlines, and it's turning up news. Emails unearthed by the House Ways and Means Committee between former Director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner and her staff raise doubts about IRS claims that the targeting… Read more