United States House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means
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Leadership
113th congress
Dave Camp (R) retained his role as committee chair in the 113th Congress.[2]
112th congress
The committee chair in the 112th Congress was Dave Camp (R).
Membership
2013-2014 (113th Congress)
2011-2012 (112th Congress)
Subcommittees
Health
Jurisdiction: bills and matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means that relate to programs providing payments (from any source) for health care, health delivery systems, or health research. More specifically, the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Health shall include bills and matters that relate to the health care programs of the Social Security Act (including titles V, XI (Part B), XVIII, and XIX thereof) and, concurrent with the full Committee, tax credit and deduction provisions of the Internal Revenue Code dealing with health insurance premiums and health care costs.[3]
- 113th Congress Chair: Kevin Brady
- 112th Congress Chair: Wally Herger (CA-2)
| Subcommittee on Health Members, 2013-2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | |||
| Jim McDermott Ranking Member | Kevin Brady Chairman | |||
| Mike Thompson | Sam Johnson | |||
| Ron Kind | Paul Ryan | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | Devin Nunes | |||
| Bill Pascrell | Peter Roskam | |||
| Jim Gerlach | ||||
| Tom Price | ||||
| Vern Buchanan | ||||
Human Resources
Jurisdiction: bills and matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means that relate to the public assistance provisions of the Social Security Act, including temporary assistance for needy families, child care, child and family services, child support, foster care, adoption, supplemental security income, social services, eligibility of welfare recipients for food stamps, and low-income energy assistance. More specifically, the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Human Resources shall include bills and matters relating to titles I, IV, VI, X, XIV, XVI, XVII, XX and related provisions of titles VII and XI of the Social Security Act.
The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Human Resources shall also include bills and matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means that relate to the Federal-State system of unemployment compensation, and the financing thereof, including the programs for extended and emergency benefits. More specifically, the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Human Resources shall also include all bills and matters pertaining to the programs of unemployment compensation under titles III, IX and XII of the Social Security Act, Chapters 23 and 23A of the Internal Revenue Code, and the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, and provisions relating thereto.[3]
- 113th Congress Chair: Dave Reichert
- 112th Congress Chair: Geoff Davis (KY-4)
| Subcommittee on Human Resources Members, 2013-2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| Lloyd Doggett Ranking Member | Dave Reichert Chairman | |||
| John Lewis | Todd Young | |||
| Joseph Crowley | Mike Kelly | |||
| Danny K. Davis | Tim Griffin | |||
| Jim Renacci | ||||
| Tom Reed | ||||
| Charles Boustany | ||||
Oversight
Jurisdiction: all matters within the scope of the full Committee’s jurisdiction but shall be limited to existing law. Said oversight jurisdiction shall not be exclusive but shall be concurrent with that of the other Subcommittees. With respect to matters involving the Internal Revenue Code and other revenue issues, said concurrent jurisdiction shall be shared with the full Committee. Before undertaking any investigation or hearing, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight shall confer with the Chairman of the full Committee and the Chairman of any other Subcommittee having jurisdiction.[3]
- 113th Congress Chair: Charles Boustany
- 112th Congress Chair: Charles Boustany (LA-7)
| Subcommittee on Oversight Members, 2013-2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| John Lewis Ranking Member | Charles Boustany Chairman | |||
| Joseph Crowley | Diane Black | |||
| Danny K. Davis | Lynn Jenkins | |||
| Linda Sánchez | Kenny Marchant | |||
| Tom Reed | ||||
| Erik Paulsen | ||||
| Mike Kelly | ||||
Select Revenue Measures
Jurisdiction: those revenue measures that, from time to time, shall be referred to it specifically by the Chairman of the full Committee.[3]
- 113th Congress Chair: Pat Tiberi (OH-12)
- 112th Congress Chair: Pat Tiberi (OH-12)
| Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures Members, 2013-2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| Richard E. Neal Ranking Member | Pat Tiberi Chairman | |||
| John Larson | Erik Paulsen | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | Kenny Marchant | |||
| Linda Sánchez | Jim Gerlach | |||
| Aaron Schock | ||||
| Tom Reed | ||||
| Todd Young | ||||
Social Security
Jurisdiction: bills and matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means that relate to the Federal Old Age, Survivors’ and Disability Insurance System, the Railroad Retirement System, and employment taxes and trust fund operations relating to those systems. More specifically, the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Social Security shall include bills and matters involving title II of the Social Security Act and Chapter 22 of the Internal Revenue Code (the Railroad Retirement Tax Act), as well as provisions in title VII and title XI of the Act relating to procedure and administration involving the Old Age, Survivors’ and Disability Insurance System.[3]
- 113th Congress Chair: Sam Johnson (TX-3)
- 112th Congress Chair: Sam Johnson (TX-3)
| Subcommittee on Social Security Members, 2013-2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| Xavier Becerra Ranking Member | Sam Johnson Chairman | |||
| Lloyd Doggett | Pat Tiberi | |||
| Mike Thompson | Tim Griffin | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | Jim Renacci | |||
| Aaron Schock | ||||
| Mike Kelly | ||||
| Kevin Brady | ||||
Trade
Jurisdiction: bills and matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means that relate to customs and customs administration including tariff and import fee structure, classification, valuation of and special rules applying to imports, and special tariff provisions and procedures which relate to customs operation affecting exports and imports; import trade matters, including import impact, industry relief from injurious imports, adjustment assistance and programs to encourage competitive responses to imports, unfair import practices including antidumping and countervailing duty provisions, and import policy which relates to dependence on foreign sources of supply; commodity agreements and reciprocal trade agreements involving multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations and implementation of agreements involving tariff and non-tariff trade barriers to and distortions of international trade; international rules, organizations and institutional aspects of international trade agreements; budget authorizations for the customs revenue functions of the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and the U.S. Trade Representative; and special trade-related problems involving market access, competitive conditions of specific industries, export policy and promotion, access to materials in short supply, bilateral trade relations including trade with developing countries, operations of multinational corporations, and trade with non-market economies.[3]
- 113th Congress Chair: Devin Nunes
- 112th Congress Chair: Kevin Brady (TX-8)
| Subcommittee on Trade Members, 2013-2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (9) | |||
| Charles B. Rangel Ranking Member | Devin Nunes Chairman | |||
| Richard E. Neal | Kevin Brady | |||
| John Larson | Dave Reichert | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | Vern Buchanan | |||
| Ron Kind | Adrian Smith | |||
| Aaron Schock | ||||
| Lynn Jenkins | ||||
| Charles Boustany | ||||
| Peter Roskam | ||||
Jurisdiction
According to the official House website, the jurisdiction of the Ways and Means Committee includes the following:
- Federal revenue measures generally.
- The bonded debt of the United States.
- National Social Security programs.
- Trade and tariff legislation.
Contact
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Phone: (202) 225-3625
Fax: (202) 225-2610
See also
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