Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced the release of the 2013 Compilation of Trade Statutes – commonly known as the “Trade Blue Book.”  First published in 1987 and periodically updated since, the Blue Book compiles the statutory text of U.S. trade laws, integrating numerous separate acts of Congress into a single statutory… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and all Republican Members of the Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius regarding reports the Secretary solicited donations from outside groups to promote and support ObamaCare.   Reports highlight that the Secretary… Read more

A BEDROCK principle of U.S. democracy is that the coercive powers of government are never used for partisan purpose. The law is blind to political viewpoint, and so are its enforcers, most especially the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service. Any violation of this principle threatens the trust and the voluntary cooperation of citizens upon which this democracy depends. So it was… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., MD (R-LA) sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding the IRS admitting they unfairly targeted conservative groups.  After multiple inquiries from the Ways and Means Committee, the IRS repeatedly denied that they were targeting conservative grassroots organizations.… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced that the Committee will hold a hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) practice of targeting applicants for tax-exempt status based on political leanings. After multiple inquiries from the Ways and Means Committee, the IRS repeatedly denied that they were targeting conservative grassroots organizations.… Read more

  The Obama administration reeks from a disturbing air of dishonesty. It's not that they have not been truthful about policy matters, like how much the president's health care reform is really going to cost or whether Obama told the truth that he would not propose raising taxes on anyone making less than $250,000 per year while campaigning in 2008. They haven't, but the… Read more

 By Susan Davis WASHINGTON — The top two tax writers on Capitol Hill want to overhaul the federal tax code for the first time since 1986 and they are soliciting help from the public to help get it done. Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, a Democrat, and House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, a Republican, are launching a website Thursday -- taxreform.gov -- and a… Read more

I rise today in support of H.R. 807, the Full Faith and Credit Act. This legislation credibly and permanently removes the threat of default on a U.S. debt payment and ensures that Social Security benefit payments are paid in full and on time. The bill is really quite simple: it requires the Treasury Department to issue debt not subject to the statutory limit to make… Read more

Entering foster care is a life-changing experience for children. Foster children are faced with a dizzying array of changes that are anything but normal. They are separated from their parents. They are often sent to live with a family they have never met. They may start attending a new school, have to make new friends, and make new efforts to participate in sports and other activities… Read more

Washington, DC – House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) today teamed up to launch TaxReform.gov, a new website dedicated to obtaining input from the American public on tax reform. “The tax code is littered with special interest provisions that Washington has put in over the last 27 years.  It is time to go… Read more