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The House Committee of Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee of the U.S. 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:

Contents 1 Membership 2 Subcommittees 3 Committee activity 3.1 110th Congress (2007-2008) 3.1.1 Small business tax cuts 3.1.2 Raising Private Equity Fund Manager's tax rate from 15% to 35%( H.R. 2834) 4 Previous committee membership 4.1 110th Congress (2007-2008) 5 Articles and Resources 5.1 References 5.2 External articles 5.3 External resources 6 Contact

Membership

Member	Party	State
Charlie Rangel	D	NY
Pete Stark	D	CA
Sander Levin	D	MI
Jim McDermott	D	WA
John Lewis	D	GA
Richard Neal	D	MA
John Tanner	D	TN
Xavier Becerra	D	CA
Lloyd Doggett	D	TX
Earl Pomeroy	D	ND
Mike Thompson	D	CA
John Larson	D	CT
Earl Blumenauer	D	OR
Ron Kind	D	WI
Bill Pascrell	D	NJ
Shelley Berkley	D	NV
Joe Crowley	D	NY
Chris Van Hollen	D	MD
Kendrick Meek	D	FL
Allyson Schwartz	D	PA
Artur Davis	D	AL
Danny Davis	D	IL
Bob Etheridge	D	NC
Linda Sanchez	D	CA
Brian Higgins	D	NY
John Yarmuth	D	KY
Dave Camp	R	MI
Wally Herger	R	CA
Sam Johnson	R	TX
Kevin Brady	R	TX
Paul Ryan	R	WI
Eric Cantor	R	VA
John Linder	R	GA
Devin Nunes	R	CA
Pat Tiberi	R	OH
Ginny Brown-Waite	R	FL
Geoff Davis	R	KY
Dave Reichert	R	WA
Charles Boustany	R	LA
Dean Heller	R	NV
Peter Roskam	R	IL

Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Trade
• Subcommittee on Oversight
• Subcommittee on Health
• Subcommittee on Social Security
• Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support
• Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures

Committee activity

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)

Members of the House Committee on Ways and Means, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Charlie Rangel (N.Y.), Chairman Pete Stark (Calif.) Sander Levin (Mich.) Jim McDermott (Wash.) John Lewis (Ga.) Richard Neal (Mass.) Michael McNulty (N.Y.) John Tanner (Tenn.) Xavier Becerra (calif.) Lloyd Doggett (Tex.) Earl Pomeroy (N. Dak.) Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Ohio) Mike Thompson (Calif.) John Larson (Conn.) Rahm Emanuel (Ill.) Earl Blumenauer (Oreg.) Ron Kind (Wis.) Bill Pascrell (N.J.) Shelley Berkley (Nev.) Joe Crowley (N.Y.) Chris Van Hollen (Md.) Kendrick Meek (Fla.) Allyson Schwartz (Pa.) Artur Davis (Ala.) Robert Brady (Penn.)	Jim McCrery (La.), Ranking Member Wally Herger (Calif.) Dave Camp (Mich.) Jim Ramstad (Minn.) Sam Johnson (Tex.) Phil English (Penn.) Jerry Weller (Ill.) Kenny Hulshof (Mo.) Ron Lewis (Ky.) Tom Reynolds (N.Y.) Paul Ryan (Wis.) Eric Cantor (Va.) John Linder (Ga.) Devin Nunes (Calif.) Pat Tiberi (Ohio) Jon Porter (Nev.)

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.

References

External articles

• Klaus Marre, "Rangel, McCrery introduce small-business tax cuts," The Hill, February 9, 2007.

External resources

• The dKosopedia page on the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Contact

Committee Web site

• Majority staff office - (202) 225-3625
• Minority staff office - (202) 225-4021