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Report on Legislative & Oversight Activities of Committee on Ways and Means During 109th Congress (PDF)

193 pages. The report includes a legislative review of tax, trust fund, and pension issues; health issues; social security issues; and, human resources issues.

House Ways & Means Committee Hearing on 'Social Security's Finances'

The hearing [focused] on the sources of Social Security's revenues, how those sources have changed over time, options for change and their impacts. [Hearing held on June 23, 2011, includes links to written testimonies.]

House Ways and Means Committee Asks HHS Secretary Sebelius to Verify Accuracy of Subsidy Calculations (PDF)

"[T]he law requires you certify to Congress that a system is in place that can accurately verify eligibility before the tax credits are made available. We do not believe you can make that certification today. We also believe it is time to acknowledge that we really do not know if you will be able to do so before January 1.... If the tax credits and cost sharing subsidies are not available on January 1, the American people need to know immediately. Individuals and families are making decisions based on inaccurate information, and that needs to be corrected."

Text of JCT Summary of Present Law and Background Relating to Qualified Defined Benefit Plans (PDF)

83 pages. "The Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives has scheduled a public hearing on September 17, 2014, on defined benefit plans offered by private-sector employers, including both multiemployer plans and single-employer plans. This document, prepared by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, provides a description of present law and data relating to retirement plans generally and to defined benefit plans in particular."

Technical Explanation of the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019

41 pages. "This document ... provides a technical explanation of H.R. 397, the 'Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019,' scheduled for consideration on the floor of the House of Representatives on July 24, 2019 ... The bill described is as ordered reported by the Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee on Ways and Means, with modifications."

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.

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]

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.' "

Text of Description of Title III of H.R. 598, the 'Health Insurance Assistance for the Unemployed Act of 2009' (PDF)

14 pages. Excerpt: This document ... provides a description of the revenue provisions of Title III of H.R. 598, the 'Health Insurance Assistance for the Unemployed Act of 2009,' introduced by Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, and Mr. McDermott, and scheduled for markup by the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives on January 22, 2009. Title III of the bill provides for a subsidy for certain involuntarily terminated employees and their dependents with respect to continuation coverage that is required to be offered under group health plans pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code ... and other law. Title III also permits a State to offer coverage under the State's Medicaid program to certain workers terminated from employment and other specified individuals.

Opening Statement by Chairman Dave Camp on H.R. 2810 'Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013'

"For more than a decade, Congress has had to step in and prevent Medicare from cutting physician payments.... This legislation today provides stability for physicians so they will no longer face massive cuts, but also begins the process of improving how we pay for medical care to focus on positive outcomes and new innovative treatment options. Importantly, the bill also gives relief from the current multiple physician incentive programs and begins to eliminate duplicative requirements."