House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) today announced that the Committee on Ways and Means will hold a hearing on expanding American trade with accountability and transparency.  The hearing will take place Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at 3:00 PM in Longworth 1100.  A list of witnesses will follow.  Oral testimony at this hearing… Read more

WASHINGTON — This afternoon on CNBC’s Closing Bell, House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) discussed the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. During the interview, Ryan reiterated the importance of reaching a trade agreement with 12 Pacific nations and explained why the United States… Read more

Trade Agreements Are Good For American Workers, Job Creators, and Our National Security One in five American jobs is tied to trade. That’s 38 million jobs in total. And jobs that are tied to trade pay, on average, 18 percent more. If we want to grow our economy, we need to sell more American-made goods and… Read more

What is TPA? Trade Promotion Authority—or TPA—is a partnership between Congress and the administration that helps secure the most effective trade agreements possible. It has three main components: a list of congressionally-prescribed negotiating objectives that sets priorities for the administration to follow; robust consultation and transparency requirements that give Congress… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, the leaders of the U.S. Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees announced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to help advance America’s trade priorities and better facilitate U.S. trade with developing countries. The AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015, introduced by Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (R-Ore.)… Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation that establishes concrete rules for international trade negotiations to help the United States deliver strong, high-standard trade agreements that will… Read more

Today, the House will vote on a bipartisan bill to permanently repeal the death tax. In recent weeks, the Ways and Means Committee has heard from a wide range of people—from family farmers and ranchers to small- and minority-business owners—on why we need to get rid of this unnecessary and unfair tax.  All of these stories reaffirm what Rep. Kevin Brady said when he… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, the House passed H.R. 622, the State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act. Upon passage, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement: "Making this deduction permanent will level the playing field for taxpayers in different states and give them the certainty they deserve. Doing your taxes is already stressful, and we… Read more

WASHINGTON — This morning, the House voted to permanently repeal the unnecessary and unfair death tax. This bill, authored by Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX), will repeal the estate tax and the generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax for all future transfers. After the bipartisan vote, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement: "The death tax… Read more

The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act (TPA) will help deliver the strongest possible trade agreements that will boost American exports and benefit American workers, manufacturers, farmers, ranchers, and job creators. Ninety-six percent of the world’s customers are outside the United States. If we want to create more opportunity and more high-paying… Read more