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House Committee on Ways and Means
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The Committee of Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives. Members of the Ways and Means Committee cannot serve on any other House Committees, though they can apply for a waiver from their party's congressional leadership. The Committee has jurisdiction over all taxation, tariffs and other revenue-raising measures, as well as a number of other programs including:
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Subcommittees
Subcommittee on Trade
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Subcommittee on Oversight
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Subcommittee on Health
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Subcommittee on Social Security
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Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support
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Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
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Legislative action
110th Congress (2007-2008)
Small business tax cuts
Rangel and McCrery announced on February 9, 2007, that they had reached a bipartisan agreement to propose a coupling of small business tax cuts with the increase in the federal minimum wage. The proposal was revenue-neutral, attempting to appeal to both parties and ensure the practical path of the minimum wage increase. [1]
Raising Private Equity Fund Manager's tax rate from 15% to 35%( H.R. 2834)
Sandy Levin (D-MI) would treat this as ordinary income, rather than giving it a special tax break. [2]
Previous committee membership
110th Congress (2007-2008)
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Subcommittee on Oversight
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Subcommittee on Health
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Subcommittee on Social Security
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Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support
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Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
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109th Congress (2005-2006)
Articles and Resources
Wikipedia also has an article on House Committee on Ways and Means. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
Articles
- Klaus Marre, "Rangel, McCrery introduce small-business tax cuts," The Hill, February 9, 2007.
Resources
- The dKosopedia page on the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Contact
URL: http://waysandmeans.house.gov/
- Majority staff office - (202) 225-3625
- Minority staff office - (202) 225-4021
