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House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on the Verification of Income and Insurance Information Under the ACA

"The hearing will take place on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 ... The hearing will focus on the government's ability to verify income and insurance information, ensure accuracy of premium tax credits, and the likely effect of these challenges on the 2015 tax-filing season.... [Comments for the record must be submitted] by the close of business on June 24, 2014."

List of Witnesses and Written Statements Provided to March 5 House Oversight Subcommittee Hearing

Hearing on 'Employee and Employer Views on Retirement Security.' Witnesses include James A. Klein, American Benefits Council; Scott J. Macey for the ERIC; Gene E. Little for NAM; Craig Hoffman for ASPA; Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO; Dary Ebright, IBEW Local 125; Deborah G. Perrotta formerly with Enron Corporation; Cecil Ursprung, Reflexite Corporation; Delores L. Thomas for the ESOP Association; Karen York for the the ESOP Association.

House Committee Hearing on 'Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credit Created by PPACA

The hearing [focused] on whether small business employers are currently benefitting from the Small Business Tax Credit, problems they may be encountering when calculating the credit, and whether the IRS is administering it in a way that ensures tax compliance. [Hearing held Nov. 15, 2011, includes links to written testimonies.]

Subcommittee Chairman's Statement at Hearing on the Use of Administrative Actions in ACA Implementation

"The question before us is not whether the Administration is implementing the healthcare law. It's whether the Administration is undermining the rule of law. And the answer is yes. This Administration is too eager to take unilateral actions to resolve thorny political problems. It has created a false narrative that Congress is unwilling to take on these challenges. In fact, as we will hear today, Congress has amended the Affordable Care Act over a dozen times. The Administration's problem is that they are acting out of expediency, but not following the Constitution. So, the old phrase comes to mind, 'the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.' "

Hearing Advisory: Impact of Limitations on Use of Tax-Advantaged Accounts for the Purchase of Over-the-Counter Medication

"Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, [announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing April 25, 2012,] on limitations on the purchase of over-the-counter ... medication with tax-advantaged accounts such as health care Flexible Spending Arrangements ..., Health Savings Accounts ... and Health Reimbursement Accounts[.]"

Law and Background on Prohibited Transactions, Investment Advice, and Fiduciary Status with Respect to Retirement Plans, IRAs, HSAs and MSAs (PDF)

62 pages. "The Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives has scheduled a public hearing on September 30, 2015, on the [DOL's] proposed fiduciary rule. This document ... provides a description of present law relating to prohibited transactions, investment advice, and fiduciary status with respect to retirement plans and individual accounts and data relating to such plans and accounts." [JCX-131-15, Sept. 28, 2015]

Present Law and Background Relating to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PDF)

42 pages. Excerpt: The Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives has scheduled a [September 24, 2008] public hearing on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ('PBGC'). This document, prepared by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, provides a description of present law regarding the PBGC.

Administration Officials, Constitutional Experts to Testify on Unlawful Cost Sharing Reduction Payments

"After an 18-month-long investigation, the Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee and the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold hearings this week on the Obama Administration's unlawful funding of the cost sharing reduction (CSR) program, which was established under the [ACA]."

Congressman Calls on IRS to Detail Its Role in Obamacare Implementation

"Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) wrote to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Steven Miller to find out how much taxpayer money will be used to implement the Democrats' health care law and how many IRS employees have been pulled away from the agency's core mission to work on it. The IRS will be in charge of administering the health law, including overseeing the more than $1 trillion in tax hikes and major provisions of the law such as the individual mandate."