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 an oversight hearing on the findings in the 2011 Annual Report of the Social Security Board of Trustees. The hearing will take place on Friday, June 3, 2011 in B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 9:00 a.m. In view of the limited time available to hear witnesses, oral testimony at this hearing will be from invited witn... 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 major business and corporate tax issues and how changes to those aspects of the tax code, as part of comprehensive tax reform, might promote job creation and economic growth. Whereas the two most recent Committee hearings on the business aspects of tax reform focused on international taxation, this hearing will address the taxation of domestic business operations. ... 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 a hearing on improper tax payments in the administration of refundable tax credits. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 10:30 A.M. In view of the limited time available to hear witnesses, oral testimony at this hearing will be from invite... 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 how other countries have reformed their international tax rules to enable companies headquartered in those nations to compete more effectively in the global marketplace. As part of the Committee’s ongoing consideration of how best to reform the tax code in order to help grow the U.S. economy and create good jobs for hard-working Americans, this hearing will examine... 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 the burdens that the tax code imposes on American companies and how such burdens place them at a competitive disadvantage as they try to sell goods and services around the world. The hearing will explore the potential economic and job creation benefits of comprehensive tax reform. The hearing will take place on Thursday, May 12, 2011, in Room 1100 of the Longworth ... 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 new models for delivering and paying for services that physicians furnish to Medicare beneficiaries. In what will be the first in a series of hearings on this topic, the Subcommittee will focus on models that have the potential to improve quality and constrain the rate of cost growth. The Subcommittee will hear from witnesses who are participating i... 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 a hearing on the transparency and funding of State and local defined benefit pension plans. The hearing will take place on Thursday, May 5, 2011, in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 9:30 A.M. In view of the limited time available to hear witnesses, oral testimony at this hearing will be from i... Read more

Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) role in verifying employment eligibility. The hearing will take place on Thursday, April 14, 2011, in room B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 2:00 p.m. In view of the limited time available to hear witnesses, oral testimony at this hearing will be from invited witnesse... Read more

Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the role of Social Security numbers in identity theft and options to guard their privacy. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in room B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 2:00 p.m. In view of the limited time available to hear witnesses, oral testimony at this hearing will be from invi... 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 the special burdens that the tax code imposes on individual taxpayers and families and on the need for comprehensive tax reform to address these problems. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 10:00 A.M. In view of the limited time available to hear witnesses, oral testimony at th... Read more