House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on negotiations of a U.S.-EU trade and investment partnership agreement. The hearing will focus on the opportunities and challenges presented by the President’s notification to Congress that he intends to negotiate such an agreement. The hearing will take place on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 2:00 P.M. In view of the limit... Read more

Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the small business and pass-through entity tax reform discussion draft released on March 12, 2013, by the Committee on Ways and Means (“the Committee”). The Committee released the discussion draft to solicit feedback on the details of the draft proposals, which the Committee intends to include as part of comprehensive tax reform legislation that br... Read more

Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Letting Kids Be Kids: Balancing Safety with Opportunity for Foster Youth.” The hearing will review recent State efforts to improve the lives of foster youth by eliminating barriers that unnecessarily limit the activities of children in foster care. The hearing will take place at 9:30 am on Thursday, May 9, 2013, ... Read more

Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (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 Internal Revenue Service’s (“IRS”) Colleges and Universities Compliance Project Final Report. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 2:00 P.M. In view of the limited time available to hear witnesses, oral testimony at this ... Read more

House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today announced that the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing examining options for repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula and reforming the Medicare physician payment system to reward quality and value. Determining the details of such a system requires close collaboration with physicians and other stakeholders. The Subcommittee will hear from organizations representing those at the forefront of patient care ... Read more

U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, today announced a hearing on the challenges facing the next Commissioner of Social Security. The hearing will take place on Friday, April 26, 2013, in B-318 Rayburn 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 invited witnesses only. However, any individual or organization not... Read more

Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (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 Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the 2013 tax return filing season. The hearing will take place on Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 2:30 P.M. The Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Steve Miller, will be the only witness... 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 Federal tax provisions that affect residential real estate as part of the Committee’s continued work on comprehensive tax reform. The hearing will take place on Thursday, April 25, 2013, 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 in... Read more

Hearing is the First in the Committee’s Hearing Series on Entitlement Reform U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, today announced the first in a series of hearings on the President’s and other bipartisan entitlement reform proposals. This hearing will focus on using the Chained Consumer Price Index to determine the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. This proposal was included in the President’s Fiscal Yea... Read more

Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing reviewing the implementation of reforms to the unemployment insurance system contained in Public Law 112-96, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012. The hearing will take place at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building. In view of the limited time availa... Read more