[House Report 116-721]
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                                                Union Calendar No. 605
116th Congress    }                                     {       Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session       }                                     {      116-721
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                     REPORT ON THE LEGISLATIVE AND

                          OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES

                                 of the

                      COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

                               during the

                             116TH CONGRESS











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                      COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
                         FULL COMMITTEE MEMBERS
                             116th Congress

                RICHARD E. NEAL, Massachusetts, Chairman

John Lewis, Georgia**                Kevin Brady, Texas, Ranking Member
Lloyd Doggett, Texas                 Devin Nunes, California
Mike Thompson, California            Vern Buchanan, Florida
John B. Larson, Connecticut          Adrian Smith, Nebraska
Earl Blumenauer, Oregon              Kenny Marchant, Texas
Ron Kind, Wisconsin                  Tom Reed, New York
Bill Pascrell, Jr., New Jersey       Mike Kelly, Pennsylvania
Danny K. Davis, Illinois             George Holding, North Carolina
Linda T. Sanchez, California         Jason Smith, Missouri
Brian Higgins, New York              Tom Rice, South Carolina
Terri A. Sewell, Alabama             David Schweikert, Arizona
Suzan DelBene, Washington            Jackie Walorski, Indiana
Judy Chu, California                 Darin LaHood, Illinois
Gwen Moore, Wisconsin                Brad R. Wenstrup, Ohio
Dan Kildee, Michigan                 Jodey Arrington, Texas
Brendan Boyle, Pennsylvania          Drew Ferguson, Georgia
Don Beyer, Virginia                  Ron Estes, Kansas
Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania
Brad Schneider, Illinois
Tom Suozzi, New York
Jimmy Panetta, California
Stephanie Murphy, Florida
Jimmy Gomez, California
Steven Horsford, Nevada
Cedric Richmond, Louisiana*

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*The Honorable Cedric Richmond joined the Committee on September 22, 
2020.
**The Honorable John Lewis passed away on July 17, 2020. 
























                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                          House of Representatives,
                               Committee on Ways and Means,
                                   Washington, DC, January 2, 2021.
Hon. Cheryl L. Johnson,
Clerk of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Ms. Johnson: I am herewith transmitting, pursuant to 
House Rule XI, clause 1(d), the report of the Committee on Ways 
and Means on its legislative and oversight activities during 
the 116th Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                           Richard E. Neal,
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Transmittal Letter...............................................   III
Foreword.........................................................   VII
 I. Legislative Activity Review.......................................1
          A. Legislative Review of Tax Issues....................     1
          B. Legislative Review of Trade Issues..................     9
          C. Legislative Review of Health Issues.................    15
          D. Legislative Review of Worker and Family Support 
              Issues.............................................    27
          E. Legislative Review of Social Security Issues........    33
          F. Legislative Review of Oversight Issues..............    34
          G. Legislative Review of Multi-jurisdictional issues...    37
II. Oversight Activity Review........................................38
          A. Oversight Agenda....................................    38
          B. Actions Taken and Recommendations Made with Respect 
              To
            1. Oversight.........................................    45
            2. Trade.............................................    58
            3. Select Revenue Measures...........................    78
            4. Worker and Family Support.........................    81
            5. Health............................................    82
            6. Social Security...................................    84
          C. Public Hearings.....................................    85
          D. Markups.............................................    88
Appendix I. Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means......    89
Appendix II. Statistical Review of the Activities of the 
  Committee on Ways and Means....................................    95
Appendix III. Chairmen & Membership of the Committee on Ways and 
  Means from the 1st through the 116th Congresses................    96 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
                                FOREWORD

    The Committee on Ways and Means submits its report on its 
legislative and oversight activities for the 116th Congress 
pursuant to the requirements of clause 1(d) of Rule XI of the 
Rules of the House. Section I of the report describes the 
Committee's legislative activities, divided into seven sections 
as follows: Legislative Review of Tax Issues; Legislative 
Review of Trade Issues; Legislative Review of Health Issues; 
Legislative Review of Worker and Family Support Issues; 
Legislative Review of Social Security Issues; Legislative 
Review of Oversight Issues; and Legislative Review of Multi-
Jurisdictional Issues.
    Section II of the report describes the Committee's 
oversight activities. It includes a copy of the Committee's 
Oversight Agenda, as filed with the House Clerk on March 1, 
2019, along with a description of actions taken and 
recommendations made with respect to the oversight plan. The 
report then discusses additional Committee oversight 
activities, and any recommendations or actions taken as a 
result.
    Finally, the report includes three appendices with 
Committee information. Appendix I is an expanded discussion of 
the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means along with 
a revised listing and explanation of blue slip resolutions. 
Appendix II is a Statistical Review of the Activities of the 
Committee on Ways and Means. Appendix III is a listing of the 
Chairmen and membership of the Committee from the 1st through 
116th Congress.
    To carry out its work during the One Hundred Sixteenth 
Congress, the Committee on Ways and Means had six standing 
Subcommittees, listed below with membership:

                 Subcommittee on Select Revenue Meaures

    Mike Thompson, California, 
             Chairman

Adrian Smith, Nebraska, Ranking Memberloyd Doggett, Texas
Tom Rice, South Carolina             John B. Larson, Connecticut
David Schweikert, Arizona            Linda T. Sanchez, California
Darin LaHood, Illinois               Suzan DelBene, Washington
Jodey Arrington, Texas               Gwen Moore, Wisconsin
Drew Ferguson, Georgia               Brendan Boyle, Pennsylvania
                                     Don Beyer, Virginia
                                     Tom Suozzi, New York 
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     

                         Subcommittee on Trade

 Earl Blumenauer, Oregon, Chairman

Vern Buchanan, Florida, Ranking Memberill Pascrell, Jr.***
Devin Nunes, California              Ron Kind, Wisconsin
George Holding, North Carolina       Danny K. Davis, Illinois
Tom Rice, South Carolina             Brian Higgins, New York
Kenny Marchant, Texas                Dan Kildee, Michigan
Jason Smith, Missouri                Jimmy Panetta, California
David Schweikert, Arizona            Stephanie Murphy, Florida
                                     Terri A. Sewell, Alabama
                                     Suzan DelBene, Washington
                                     Don Beyer, Virginia
                                     Cedric Richmond, Louisiana*

                         Subcommittee on Health

  Lloyd Doggett, Texas, Chairman

Devin Nunes, California, Ranking Memberke Thompson, California
Vern Buchanan, Florida               Ron Kind, Wisconsin
Adrian Smith, Nebraska               Earl Blumenauer, Oregon
Kenny Marchant, Texas                Brian Higgins, New York
Tom Reed, New York                   Terri A. Sewell, Alabama
Mike Kelly, Pennsylvania             Judy Chu, California
George Holding, North Carolina       Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania
                                     Brad Schneider, Illinois
                                     Jimmy Gomez, California
                                     Steven Horsford, Nevada

               Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support

Danny K. Davis, Illinois, Chairman

Jackie Walorski, Indiana, Ranking Memberri A. Sewell, Alabama
Brad Wenstrup, Ohio                  Judy Chu, California
Ron Estes, Kansas                    Gwen Moore, Wisconsin
Tom Reed, New York                   Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania
                                     Stephanie Murphy, Florida
                                     Jimmy Gomez, California

                    Subcommittee on Social Security

   John B. Larson, Connecticut, 
             Chairman

Tom Reed, New York, Ranking Member   Bill Pascrell, Jr., New Jersey
Jodey Arrington, Texas               Linda T. Sanchez, California
Drew Ferguson, Georgia               Dan Kildee, Michigan
Ron Estes, Kansas                    Brendan Boyle, Pennsylvania
                                     Brad Schneider, Illinois
                                     Brian Higgins, New York

                       Subcommittee on Oversight

  John Lewis, Georgia, Chairman**
  Bill Pascrell, Jr., Chairman***

Mike Kelly, Pennsylvania, Ranking Memberan DelBene, Washington
Jackie Walorski, Indiana             Linda T. Sanchez, California
Darin LaHood, Illinois               Tom Suozzi, New York
Brad Wenstrup, Ohio                  Judy Chu, California
                                     Gwen Moore, Wisconsin
                                     Brendan Boyle, Pennsylvania

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*The Honorable Cedric Richmond joined the Committee on September 22, 
2020
**The Honorable John Lewis passed away on July 17, 2020
***The Honorable Bill Pascrell, Jr. was appointed Chairman of the 
Oversight Subcommittee and no longer sat on the Trade Subcommittee as 
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                                                Union Calendar No. 605
116th Congress    }                                     {       Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session       }                                     {      116-721

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REPORT ON THE LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON 
        WAYS AND MEANS DURING THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

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January 2, 2021.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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            Mr. Neal, from the Committee on Ways and Means, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                     I. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY REVIEW


                  A. Legislative Review of Tax Issues


          1. BILLS ENACTED INTO LAW DURING THE 116TH CONGRESS

a) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-xx)

    On January 3, 2019, Representatives Henry Cuellar and 
Vicente Gonzalez introduced H.R. 133, the United States-Mexico 
Economic Partnership Act. On January 10, 2019, the House agreed 
to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 133 by voice vote. On 
January 15, 2020, H.R. 133 passed the Senate, as amended by the 
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, by unanimous consent. On 
December 21, 2020 the House moved without objection to concur 
in the Senate amendment with an amendment striking and 
replacing the language with the Consolidated Appropriations Act 
of 2021. Amendments to include the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act were agreed to by a recorded vote of 327-85 (Roll no. 250) 
and 359-53 (Roll no. 251). On December 21, the Senate agreed to 
the House amendment to the Senate amendment by Yea-Nay Vote of 
92-6 (Record Vote Number: 289). On December 27, 2020, H.R. 133 
was signed by the President and became Public Law No. 116-xx 
(public law number unavailable at time of report filing).
    P.L. 116-xx includes tax provisions related to the 
deductibility of expenses paid by certain forgiven loans made 
under coronavirus relief legislation, tax extenders, retirement 
savings, disaster tax relief, and providing individual 
taxpayers below a certain income level and their dependent 
children a one-time refundable tax credit and other tax 
benefits to compensate for financial losses due to COVID-19.

b) Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (P.L. 116-17)

    On February 14, 2019, Representative Ron Kind and two 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 1222, the Target Practice and 
Marksmanship Training Support Act. On April 29, 2019 House Ways 
and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal and Natural Resources 
Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva exchanged letters in which 
Chairman Neal asserted jurisdiction under Rule X but agreed not 
to request a sequential referral. On April 29, 2019, the House 
agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1222 by voice vote. 
On April 30, 2019, the Senate passed H.R. 1222 by unanimous 
consent. On May 10, 2019, H.R. 1222 was signed by the President 
and became Public Law No. 116-17.
    P.L. 116-17 contains provisions related to the Committee's 
jurisdiction over excise taxes imposed by the National Firearms 
Act.

c) Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94)

    On March 25, 2019, Representative Bill Pascrell and 103 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 1865, to require the Secretary of 
the Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of the opening of 
the National Law Enforcement Museum in the District of 
Columbia, and for other purposes. On October 28, 2019, the 
House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1865 as amended 
by voice vote. On November 12, 2020, H.R. 1865 passed the 
Senate by unanimous consent. On December 17, 2019, the House 
passed a motion to concur in the Senate amendment with an 
amendment consisting of the text of the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2020 by the Yeas and Nays: 297-120 (Roll 
No. 689). On December 19, 2019, the Senate agreed to the House 
amendment to the Senate amendment by Yea-Nay Vote 71-23 (Record 
Vote Number: 415). On December 20, 2019, H.R. 1865 was signed 
by the President and became Public Law No. 116-94.
    P.L. 116-94 includes tax related provisions, tax extenders, 
retirement savings, disaster tax relief, and the tax treatment 
of survivor benefits paid to military families.

d) Virginia Beach Strong Act (P.L. 116-98)

    On September 27, 2019, Representative Elaine Luria and 
eight cosponsors introduced H.R. 4566, the Virginia Beach 
Strong Act. On December 9, 2019, the House agreed to suspend 
the rules and pass H.R. 4566 by voice vote. On December 10, 
2019, H.R. 4566 passed the Senate without amendment by voice 
vote. On December 20, H.R. 4566 was signed by the President and 
became Public Law No. 116-98.
    P.L. 117-98 contains tax provisions confirming that cash 
contributions made on or after May 31, 2019, for the exclusive 
benefit of the families of the dead or wounded victims of the 
mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia on May 31, 2019, 
shall be treated as tax deductible contributions.

e) Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127)

    On March 11, 2020, Representative Nita Lowey and six 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus 
Response Act. On March 14, 2020, the House agreed to suspend 
the rules and pass H.R. 6201 as amended by a recorded vote of 
363-40 (Roll no. 102). On March 18, 2020, H.R. 6201 passed the 
Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote 90-8 (Recorded Vote 
Number: 76). On March 18, 2020, H.R. 6201 was signed by the 
President and became Public Law No: 116-127.
    P.L. 116-127 includes tax related provisions providing for 
employer provided paid family and medical leave related to the 
coronavirus.

f) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (P.L. 116-136)

    On January 24, 2019, Representative Joe Courtney and seven 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 748, the Middle Class Health 
Benefits Tax Repeal Act. On July 17, 2019, the House agreed to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 748 as amended by a recorded 
vote of 419-6 (Roll no. 493). On March 25, 2020, H.R. 748 
passed the Senate with an amendment striking and replacing the 
language with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
Security Act by Yea-Nay Vote 96-0 (Record Vote Number: 80). On 
March 27, 2020, the House passed a motion to concur in the 
Senate amendment by voice vote. On March 27, 2020, H.R. 748 was 
signed by the President and became Public Law No: 116-136.
    P.L. 116-136 includes tax related provisions allowing 
individual taxpayers below a certain income level and their 
dependent children a one-time refundable tax credit and other 
tax benefits to compensate for financial losses due to COVID-19 
and allowing certain employers tax credits and other tax 
benefits to compensate them for losses due to COVID-19.

g) Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-142)

    On May 26, Representative Dean Phillips and 35 cosponsors 
introduced H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program 
Flexibility Act of 2020. On May 28, 2020, House Ways and Means 
Committee Chairman Neal and House Small Business Committee 
Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez exchanged letters in which Chairman 
Neal asserted jurisdiction under Rule X but agreed to waive 
formal consideration. On May 28, 2020, the House agreed to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 7010 by a recorded vote of 410-
7 (Roll no. 114). On June 3, 2020, the Senate agreed to pass 
H.R. 7010 without amendment by voice vote. On June 5, 2020, 
H.R. 7010 was signed by the President and became Public Law No. 
116-142.
    P.L. 116-142 contains tax provisions related to the 
election to defer employer share payroll taxes.

h) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 
        116-159)

    On September 22, 2020, Representative Nita Lowey introduced 
H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other 
Extensions Act. On September 22, 2020, the House agreed to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 8337 by a recorded vote of 359-
57, 1 present (Roll no. 198). On September 30, 2020, H.R. 8337 
passed the Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote 84-10 
(Record Vote Number: 197). On October 1, 2020, H.R. 8337 was 
signed by the President and became Public Law No. 116-159.
    P.L 116-159 includes tax related provisions extending the 
Highway Trust Fund and related taxes.

i) Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-37)

    On July 23, 2019, Representatives Yarmouth and Richard Neal 
introduced the H.R. 3877, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. On 
July 25, 2019, H.R. 3877 passed the House by a recorded vote of 
284-140 (Roll no. 511). On August 1, 2019, H.R. 3877 passed the 
Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote 67-28 (Recorded Vote 
Number 262). On August 1, 2019, H.R. 3877 was signed by the 
President and became Public Law No. 116-37.
    P.L. 116-37 includes provisions to temporarily suspend the 
debt limit and to extend the authority to collect certain 
customs user fees through FY2029.

              2. OTHER PROPOSALS DURING THE 116TH CONGRESS

a) Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, H.R. 397

    On January 9, 2019, Chairman Richard Neal and nine 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for 
Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019. On July 10, 2019, the 
Committee on Ways and Means favorably reported the bill, as 
amended by an amendment in the nature of a substitute (H. Rept. 
116-159, 1). On July 19, 2019, the Committee on Education and 
Labor favorably reported the bill, as amended by an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute (H. Rept. 116-159, 2). On July 
24, 2019, H.R. 397 passed the House by a recorded vote of 264-
169 (Roll no. 505).
    The bill includes tax related provisions establishing the 
Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of 
Treasury and a related trust fund to make loans to certain 
multiemployer defined benefit pension plans.

b) Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto 
        Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act, 2020, H.R. 5687

    On January 28, 2020, Representative Nita Lowey introduced 
H.R. 5687, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for 
Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act, 2020. 
On February 7, 2020, H.R. 5687 passed the House by a recorded 
vote of 237-161 (Roll no. 54).
    The bill contains tax related provisions expanding tax 
credits and modifying related requirements that affect the 
residents of Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories.

c) The Heroes Act, H.R. 925

    On January 30, 2019, Representatives Mike Thompson and 
Robert J. Wittman introduced H.R. 925, the North American 
Wetlands Conservation Extension Act. On November 13, 2019, the 
Committee on Natural Resources favorably reported H.R. 925 (H. 
Rept. 116-284). On November 20, 2019, the House agreed to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 925 by voice vote. On January 
9, 2020, the Senate passed H.R. 925 with an amendment by voice 
vote. On October 1, 2020, the House concurred in the Senate 
amendments with an amendment striking and replacing the 
language with the Heroes Act by the Yeas and Nays: 214-207 
(Roll no. 214).
    The Heroes Act includes tax related provisions allowing 
individual taxpayers below a certain income level and their 
dependent children a one-time refundable tax credit and other 
tax benefits to compensate for financial losses due to COVID-19 
and allowing certain employers tax credits and other tax 
benefits to compensate them for losses due to COVID-19.

d) Setting Every Community Up For Retirement Act, H.R. 1994

    On March 29, 2019, Chairman Richard Neal, Ranking Member 
Kevin Brady, and Representatives Ron Kind and Mike Kelly 
introduced H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community Up for 
Retirement Act. On April 2, 2019, the Committee on Ways and 
Means held a markup and favorably reported the bill, as amended 
by an amendment in the nature of a substitute (H. Rept 116-65). 
On May 23, 2019, H.R. 1994 passed the House by a recorded vote 
417-3 (Roll no. 231). Provisions nearly identical to this 
legislation were included in Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94).
    The bill includes tax-related provisions related to the tax 
treatment of contributions of certain retirement savings 
accounts and rules regarding tax preferred retirement savings 
plans.

e) Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic 
        Act of 2020, H.R. 2339

    On April 18, 2019, Representatives Frank Pallone and Donna 
Shalala introduced H.R. 2339, the Protecting American Lungs and 
Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020. On February 
21, 2020, the Energy and Commerce Committee favorably reported 
the bill, as amended by an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. On February 28, H.R. 2339 passed the House by a 
recorded vote of 213-195 (Roll no. 78).
    The bill includes tax related provisions related to the tax 
treatment of the manufacture of nicotine vaping products (see 
H.R. 4742 below).

f) Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and 
        Examiner Reform Act of 2019, H.R. 2514

    On May 3, 2019, Representative Emanuel Cleaver introduced 
H.R. 2514, the Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating 
Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019. On October 21, 
2019, the House Financial Services Committee favorably reported 
the bill, as amended by an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. On October 21, 2019, Chairman Neal and Chairwoman 
Waters exchanged letters expressing the mutual understanding 
that Chairman Neal would waive formal consideration of the 
legislation with the understanding that the bill considered on 
the floor would not include an amendment to section 162(f) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. On October 28, 2019, the 
House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2514 as amended 
by voice vote.
    The bill as introduced contained tax provisions related the 
deductibility of trade or business expenses.

f) Promoting Respect for Individuals' Dignity and Equality Act of 2019, 
        H.R. 3299

    On June 18, 2019, Representatives Judy Chu and Andy Levin 
introduced H.R. 3299, the Promoting Respect for Individuals' 
Dignity and Equality (PRIDE) Act. On June 20, 2020, the 
Committee on Ways and Means held a markup and favorably 
reported the bill, as amended by an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute (H. Rept 116-161). On July 24, 2020, H.R. 3299 
passed the House by voice vote.
    The bill includes tax-related provisions permitting same 
sex married couples to amend their filing status to married 
filing jointly for tax returns outside of the statute of 
limitations and modifying tax rules relating to married couples 
to include same sex couples.

g) Economic Mobility Act, H.R. 3300

    On June 18, 2019, Chairman Richard Neal introduced H.R. 
3300, the Economic Mobility Act. On June 20, 2020, the 
Committee on Ways and Means held a markup and favorably 
reported the bill, as amended by an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute (H. Rept. 116-384).
    The bill included tax related provisions modifying the 
earned income tax credit, the child tax credit, and the child 
and dependent care tax credit.

h) Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019, H.R. 3301

    On June 18, 2019, Representative Mike Thompson introduced 
H.R. 3301, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Relief Act. On 
June 20, 2020, the Committee on Ways and Means held a markup 
and favorably reported the bill, as amended by an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute (H. Rept 116-379). The bill includes 
disaster-related tax relief provisions, provisions related to 
tax extenders, and a provision repealing the unrelated business 
income tax on transit benefits provided by exempt 
organizations.

i) Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020, H.R. 
        3494

    On June 26, 2019, Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam 
Schiff introduced H.R. 3494, the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew 
Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 
2018, 2019, and 2020. On July 11, 2019, the Intelligence 
Committee favorably reported the bill, as amended by an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute (H. Rept 116-151, Part 
1). On July 11, 2019, in a letter to House Speaker Nancy 
Pelosi, Chairman Richard Neal requested a sequential referral 
on the bill as amended based on the Committee's rule X 
jurisdiction over revenue measures. House Committee on Ways and 
Means was granted a referral and discharged the bill on July 
11, 2020. On June 17, 2019, H.R. 3494 passed the House by a 
recorded vote of 397-31 (Roll no. 492).
    This bill contains tax provisions related to the tax 
treatment of enhanced injury benefits paid to an employee or 
qualifying dependent by the Central Intelligence Agency.

j) Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 or 
        the MORE Act of 2019,

                               H.R. 3884

    On July 23, 2019, House Judiciary Committee Jerry Nadler 
and 29 cosponsors introduced the Marijuana Opportunity 
Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 or the MORE Act of 
2019. On November 27, 2020, the Judiciary Committee favorably 
reported the bill, as amended by an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute (H. Rept 116-604). On November 27, 2020, Chairman 
Neal and Chairman Nadler exchanged letters in which Chairman 
Neal asserted jurisdiction under Rule X but agreed to discharge 
the bill. The House Ways and Means Committee discharged the 
bill on November 27, 2020. On December 4, 2020, H.R. 3884 
passed the House by a recorded vote of 228-164 (Roll no. 235).
    The bill includes tax related provision related to the tax 
treatment and regulation of the manufacture and sale of 
cannabis and cannabis derivate products in addition to the 
establishment of a trust fund to support various programs and 
services for individuals and businesses in communities impacted 
by the war on drugs.

k) Protecting American Lungs Act, H.R 4742

    On October 18, 2019, Representatives Tom Suozzi and Peter 
King introduced H.R. 4742, the Protecting American Lungs Act of 
2019. On October 23, 2019, the Committee on Ways and Means 
favorably reported the bill, as amended by an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute (H. Rept 116-400). This legislation was 
included in H.R. 2399, the Protecting American Lungs and 
Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020, as detailed 
above.
    The bill includes tax related provisions related to the tax 
treatment of the manufacture of nicotine vaping products.

l) Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, H.R. 5377

    On December 10, 2019, Representative Tom Suozzi and 39 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 5377, the Restoring Tax Fairness for 
States and Localities Act. On December 11, 2019, the Committee 
on Ways and Means favorably reported the bill, as amended by an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute (H. Rept 116-345). On 
December 19, 2019, the motion to recommit H.R. 5377 with 
instructions was agreed to in the House by a recorded vote of 
388-36 (Roll No. 699). On December 19, 2019, H.R. 5377 as 
amended passed the House by a recorded vote of 218-206 (Roll 
No. 700).
    This bill includes tax related provisions related to the 
federal tax treatment of state and local taxes paid by 
individuals and individual marginal income tax rates.

m) The Heroes Act, H.R. 6800

    On May 12, 2020, Representative Nita Lowey and 11 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act. On May 15, 
2020, the House passed H.R. 6800 by a recorded vote of 208-199 
(Roll No. 109).
    This bill includes tax related provisions allowing 
individual taxpayers below a certain income level and their 
dependent children a one-time refundable tax credit and other 
tax benefits to compensate for financial losses due to COVID-19 
and allowing certain employers tax credits and other tax 
benefits to compensate them for losses due to COVID-19.

n) Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface 
        Transportation Act, H.R. 2

    On June 11, 2020, Representative Peter DeFazio and two 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 2, the Investing in a New Vision for 
the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act. On 
June 26, 2020, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure favorably reported H.R. 2, as amended by an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute (H. Rept. 116-437). On 
July 1, 2020, H.R. 2 passed the House by a roll call vote of 
233-118 (Roll no. 138).
    This bill includes tax related provisions providing for 
federal subsidies for interest payments made on certain state 
and local government bond issuances and tax credits and other 
incentives for green energy, energy efficiency, affordable 
housing, and economic development.

o) Childcare for Economic Recovery Act, H.R. 7327

    On June 25, 2020, Representative Nita M. Lowey and five 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 7327, the Childcare for Economic 
Recovery Act. On July 29, 2020, H.R. 7327 passed the House by a 
recorded vote of 250-161 (Roll no. 172).
    This bill includes tax related provisions that modified the 
child and dependent care tax credit, dependent care flexible 
spending accounts, and the treatment of dependent care benefits
provided by employers and provided tax relief to childcare 
employees and employer providing dependent care assistance.

p) Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help Act of 2020, H.R. 9047

    On December 28, 2020, Chairman Richard E. Neal introduced 
H.R. 9051, the Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help Act 
of 2020.
    This bill includes tax related provisions that provide 
supplemental cash assistance to taxpayers of up to $1,400 
dollars per family member in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

q) Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help Act of 2020, H.R. 9051

    On December 28, 2020, Chairman Richard E. Neal introduced 
H.R. 9051, the Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help Act 
of 2020. On December 28, 2020, the House agreed to suspend the 
rules and pass H.R. 9051 by a recorded vote of 275-134 (Roll 
no. 252).
    This bill includes tax related provisions that provide 
supplemental cash assistance to taxpayers of up to $1,400 
dollars per family member in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

                         3. OTHER ACTIONS TAKEN

    On May 4, 2020, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman 
Richard E. Neal, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck 
Grassley, and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden 
sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin regarding 
IRS guidance issued on April 29, 2020, stating that employers 
who continue to provide health benefits to employees do not 
qualify for the employer retention tax credit unless they 
continue to pay other qualifying wages. The letter stated that 
this guidance ran counter to congressional intent and asked the 
Secretary to reconsider the guidance issued by the IRS. On May 
7, 2020, the Treasury sent a letter to Representative Neal and 
Senators Grassley and Wyden stating that the Treasury had taken 
these views into consideration and would revise the applicable 
guidance. On May 7, 2020, the Treasury Department accounted its 
intention to reverse the original guidance.
    On May 5, 2020, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman 
Richard E. Neal, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck 
Grassley, and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden 
sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin regarding 
IRS guidance issued on April 9, 2020, stating that otherwise 
deductible business expenses would not be deductible for 
recipients of a Paycheck Protection Program Loan if forgiven 
loans were used to pay such expenses. The letter states that 
this guidance ran counter to congressional intent and asks the 
Secretary to reconsider the guidance issued by the IRS.

                 B. Legislative Review of Trade Issues


          1. BILLS ENACTED INTO LAW DURING THE 116TH CONGRESS

a) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-xx)

    On January 3, 2019, Representatives Henry Cuellar and 
Vicente Gonzalez introduced H.R. 133, the United States-Mexico 
Economic Partnership Act. On January 10, 2019, the House agreed 
to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 133 by voice vote. On 
January 15, 2020, H.R. 133 passed the Senate, as amended by the 
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, by unanimous consent. On 
December 21, 2020 the House moved without objection to concur 
in the Senate amendment with an amendment striking and 
replacing the language with the Consolidated Appropriations Act 
of 2021. Amendments to include the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act were agreed to by a recorded vote of 327-85 (Roll no. 250) 
and 359-53 (Roll no. 251). On December 21, the Senate agreed to 
the House amendment to the Senate amendment by Yea-Nay Vote of 
92-6 (Record Vote Number: 289). On December 27, 2020, H.R. 133 
was signed by the President and became Public Law No: 116-xx.
    P.L. 116-xx includes trade provisions related to technical 
corrections to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement 
Implementation Act, an extension of the Donations Acceptance 
Program administered by Customs and Border Protection, the 
codification of a suspension agreement regarding imports of 
uranium from Russia, and an extension regarding the deadline by 
which the United States Postal Service must obtain advance 
electronic data on all international mail.

a) United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-
        113)

    On December 13, 2019, House Majority Leader Hoyer and 
Minority Leader McCarthy introduced, by request, H.R. 5430, the 
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. The 
Committee on Ways and Means considered the bill on December 17, 
2019 and favorably reported the bill (H. Rept. 116-358) by 
voice vote. On December 19, 2019, the House passed H.R. 5430 
with a record vote of 385-41 (Roll no. 701). On January 16, 
2020, the Senate passed the bill with a record vote of 89-10 
(Record Vote Number: 14). On January 29, 2020, H.R. 5430 was 
signed by the President and became Public Law No: 116-113.
    P.L. 116-113 provides statutory authority for the 
renegotiated trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, 
and Canada (USMCA), which replaced the North American Free 
Trade Agreement.

b) Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative 
        (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-135)

    On May 23, 2019, Senator Gardner and three cosponsors 
introduced S. 1678, the Taiwan Allies International Protection 
and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019. On September 
26, 2019, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations favorably 
reported the bill as amended [without written report]. On 
October 29, 2019, S. 1678 passed the Senate with the committee-
reported amendment by unanimous consent. On January 28, 2020, 
Chairman Neal and Chairman Engel exchanged letters in which 
Chairman Neal asserted jurisdiction under Rule X but agreed to 
discharge the bill, as amended. On March 4, 2020, the House 
agreed to suspend the rules and pass S. 1678 as amended by a 
record vote of 415-0 (Roll no. 85). The Senate agreed to the 
House amendment to S. 1678 by unanimous consent on March 11, 
2020. On March 26, 2020, S. 1678 was signed by the President 
and became Public Law No. 116-135.
    P.L. 116-135 includes provisions related to trade and 
economic relations between the United States and Taiwan.

c) Hong Kong Autonomy Act (P.L. 116-149)

    On July 1, 2020, Rep. Sherman and eleven cosponsors 
introduced H.R. 7440, the Hong Kong Autonomy Act. On July 1, 
2020, the bill was discharged out of the committees on Foreign 
Affairs, Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and 
Rules. On July 1, 2020, the House passed H.R. 7440 without 
objection. On July 2, 2020, the bill passed the Senate by 
unanimous consent. On July 14, 2020, H.R. 7440 was signed by 
the President and became Public Law No. 116-149.
    P.L. 116-149 includes provisions related to sanctions.

d) Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (P.L. 116-
        164)

    On February 6, 2019, Rep. Sewell and Rep. Wenstrup and four 
other cosponsors introduced H.R. 991, the Extension of the 
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. On September 22, 2020, 
the House agreed by voice vote to suspend the rules and pass 
H.R. 991. On September 30, 2020, the Senate passed H.R. 991 
without amendment by unanimous consent. On October 10, 2020, 
H.R. 991 was signed by the President and became Public Law No. 
116-164.
    P.L. 116-164 extends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
Act until 2030.

              2. OTHER PROPOSALS DURING THE 116TH CONGRESS

a) Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019, H.R. 31

    On January 1, 2019, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman 
Engel introduced H.R. 31, the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection 
Act of 2019. On January 9, 2019, Chairman Neal and Chairman 
Engel exchanged letters in which Chairman Neal asserted 
jurisdiction but agreed not to request a sequential referral on 
the bill. On January 22, 2019, the House agreed by voice vote 
to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 31 as amended. On May 22, 
2019, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee favorably reported 
the bill with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. No 
subsequent action was taken by the Senate.
    H.R. 31 includes provisions related to sanctions.

b) Georgia Support Act, H.R. 598

    On January 16, 2019, Rep. Connolly and Rep. Kinzinger 
introduced H.R. 588, the Georgia Support Act. On May 22, 2019, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs favorably reported the bill as 
amended. On October 21, 2019, Chairman Neal and Chairman Engel 
exchanged letters in which Chairman Neal asserted jurisdiction 
under Rule X but agreed to discharge the bill. On October 22, 
2019, the House agreed by voice vote to suspend the rules and 
pass H.R. 598. No subsequent action was taken by the Senate.
    H.R. 598 includes provisions related to trade and economic 
relations between the United States and Georgia.

c) Calling for accountability and justice for the assassination of 
        Boris Nemtsov, H. Res. 156

    On February 27, 2019, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman 
Engel and three cosponsors introduced H. Res. 156, calling for 
accountability and justice for the assassination of Boris 
Nemtsov. On March 7, 2019, the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
favorably reported the bill as amended. On March 11, 2019, 
Chairman Neal and Chairman Engel exchanged letters in which 
Chairman Neal asserted jurisdiction but agreed not to request a 
sequential referral on the bill. On March 12, 2019, the House 
agreed by voice vote to suspend the rules and pass H. Res. 156 
as amended.
    H. Res. 156 includes provisions related to sanctions.

d) Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2019, H.R. 1608

    On March 7, 2019, Rep. Clay introduced H.R. 1608, the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2019. On March 11, 
2019, Chairman Neal and Chairman Cummings exchanged letters in 
which Chairman Neal asserted jurisdiction under Rule X but 
agreed to discharge the bill. On March 12, 2019, the House 
agreed by voice vote to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1608. 
No subsequent action was taken by the Senate.
    H.R. 1608 includes provisions addressing the application of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act to trade advisory 
committees.

e) Homeland Security Improvement Act, H.R. 2203

    On April 10, 2019, Rep. Escobar and three cosponsors 
introduced H.R. 2203, the Homeland Security Improvement Act. On 
July 19, 2019, the Committee on Homeland Security favorably 
reported the bill as amended (H. Rept. 116-163). On September 
25, 2019, Chairman Neal and Chairman Thompson exchanged letters 
in which Chairman Neal asserted jurisdiction under Rule X but 
agreed to discharge the bill. On September 25, 2019, the House 
passed H.R. 2203 by a record vote of 230-194 (Roll no. 546). No 
subsequent action was taken by the Senate.
    H.R. 2203 includes provisions related to personnel within 
Customs and Border Protection.

f) Expressing concern for the United States-Turkey alliance, H. Res. 
        372

    On May 10, 2019, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Engel 
and seven cosponsors introduced H. Res. 372, a resolution 
expressing concern for the United States-Turkey alliance. On 
May 22, 2019, the Committee on Foreign Affairs favorably 
reported the bill as amended. On June 3, 2019, Chairman Neal 
and Chairman Engel exchanged letters in which Chairman Neal 
asserted jurisdiction under Rule X but agreed to discharge the 
bill. On June 10, 2019, the House agreed by voice vote to 
suspend the rules and pass H. Res. 372 as amended. No 
subsequent action was taken in the Senate.
    H. Res. 372 includes provisions related to sanctions.

g) Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2019, 
        H.R. 3190

    On June 11, 2019, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Engel 
and Rep. Chabot introduced H.R. 3190, the Burma Unified through 
Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2019. On June 20, 2019, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs favorably reported the bill as 
amended. On September 24, 2019, Chairman Neal and Chairman 
Engel exchanged letters in which Chairman Neal asserted 
jurisdiction under Rule X but agreed to discharge the bill. On 
September 24, 2019, the House agreed to suspend the rules and 
pass H.R. 3190 by a record vote of 394-21. No subsequent action 
was taken by the Senate.
    H.R. 3190 includes provisions related to sanctions.

h) Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020, H.R. 
        3494

    On June 26, 2019, Permanent Select Intelligence Committee 
Chairman Schiff introduced H.R. 3494, the Damon Paul Nelson and 
Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Years 2018, 2019, and 2020. On July 11, 2019, the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence favorably reported the bill as 
amended (H. Rept. 116-151), and the Committee on Ways and Means 
discharged the bill. On September 24, 2019, the House agreed to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3494 by a record vote of 397-31 
(Roll no. 541). No subsequent action was taken by the Senate.
    H.R. 3494 includes provisions related to sanctions and an 
intelligence assessment of North Korea's revenue from trade in 
various products.

i) Reaffirming support for the Good Friday Agreement and other 
        agreements to ensure a lasting peace in Northern Ireland, H. 
        Res. 585

    On September 24, 2019, Rep. Suozzi and Rep. King introduced 
H. Res. 585, a resolution reaffirming support for the Good 
Friday Agreement and other agreements to ensure a lasting peace 
in Northern Ireland. On October 30, 2019, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs favorably reported the resolution on unanimous 
consent. On December 2, 2019, Chairman Neal and Chairman Engel 
exchanged letters in which Chairman Neal asserted jurisdiction 
under Rule X but agreed to discharge the bill. On December 3, 
2019, the House agreed by voice vote to suspend the rules and 
pass H. Res. 585. No subsequent action was taken by the Senate.
    H. Res. 585 includes provisions on respect for the Good 
Friday Agreement in the negotiations between the United Kingdom 
and the European Union over the United Kingdom's exit from the 
European Union.

j) Protect Against Conflict by Turkey Act, H.R. 4695

    On October 16, 2019, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman 
Engel introduced H.R. 4695, the Protect Against Conflict by 
Turkey Act. On October 29, 2019, Chairman Neal and Chairman 
Engel exchanged letters in which Chairman Neal asserted 
jurisdiction under Rule X but agreed to discharge the bill. On 
October 29, 2019, the House agreed to suspend the rules and 
pass H.R. 4695 by a record vote of 403-16. No subsequent action 
was taken by the Senate.
    H.R. 4695 includes provisions related to sanctions.

k) Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act, H.R. 4739

    On October 18, 2019, Rep. Clarke and eight cosponsors 
introduced H.R. 4739, the Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention 
and Training Act. On October 23, 2019, the Committee on 
Homeland Security favorably reported the bill (H. Rept. 116-
318). On November 20, 2019, Chairman Neal and Chairman Thompson 
exchanged letters in which Chairman Neal asserted jurisdiction 
under Rule X but agreed to discharge the bill. On December 3, 
2019, the Committee on Ways and Means discharged the bill. On 
December 9, 2019, the House agreed to suspend the rules and 
pass H.R. 4739 by a record vote of 393-0 (Roll no. 656). On 
June 1, 2020, the Committee on Homeland Security favorably 
reported the bill as amended (S. Rept. 116-229). No subsequent 
action was taken by the Senate.
    H.R. 4739 includes provisions related to personnel within 
Customs and Border Protection.

l) DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019, H.R. 4761

    On October 18, 2019, Rep. Clay Higgins and seven cosponsors 
introduced H.R. 4761, the DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act 
of 2019. On December 3, 2019, the Committee on Homeland 
Security favorably reported the bill (H. Rept. 116-319), and 
the bill was discharged by the Committee on Ways and Means. On 
November 20, 2019, Chairman Neal and Chairman Thompson 
exchanged letters in which Chairman Neal asserted jurisdiction 
under Rule X but agreed to discharge the bill. On December 9, 
2019, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4761 
by a record vote of 393-1. On July 29, 2020, the Senate 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
favorably reported the bill. No subsequent action was taken by 
the Senate.
    H.R. 4761 includes provisions related to Customs and Border 
Protection procedures at ports of entry.

m) Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, H.R. 6210

    On March 11, 2020, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules 
and co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on 
China, James McGovern, and eleven cosponsors introduced H.R. 
6210, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The bill was 
referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
committees on Ways and Means, Judiciary, and Financial 
Services. On September 21, 2020, Chairman Neal and Chairman 
Engel exchanged letters in which Chairman Neal asserted 
jurisdiction under Rule X but agreed to discharge the bill. On 
September 22, 2020, the House agreed to suspend the rules and 
pass H.R. 6210 as amended with a record vote of 406-3 (Roll no. 
196). No subsequent action was taken by the Senate.
    H.R. 6210 includes provisions that would restrict imports 
from the Xinjiang region made with forced labor.

n) Affirming the nature and importance of the United States-Iraq 
        bilateral relationship, including security and economic 
        components of the relationship, H. Res. 1062

    On July 23, 2020, Rep. Allred and Rep. Reschenthaler 
introduced H. Res. 1062, a resolution affirming the nature and 
importance of the United States-Iraq bilateral relationship, 
including security and economic components of the relationship. 
On July 28, 2020, the Committee on Foreign Affairs favorably 
reported the bill as amended by voice vote. On November 17, 
2020, Chairman Neal and Chairman Engel exchanged letters in 
which Chairman Neal asserted jurisdiction under Rule X but 
agreed to discharge the bill. On November 18, 2020, the House 
agreed by voice vote to suspend the rules and pass H. Res. 1062 
as amended.
    H. Res. 1062 includes provisions related to bilateral trade 
and investment between the United States and Iraq.

o) Reaffirming the importance of the strategic partnership between the 
        United States and Mongolia, H. Res. 1100

    On September 4, 2020, Rep. Titus and three cosponsors 
introduced H. Res. 1100, reaffirming the importance of the 
strategic partnership between the United States and Mongolia. 
On October 1, 2020, the Committee on Foreign Affairs favorably 
reported the bill as amended by voice vote. On December 7, 
2020, Chairman Neal and Chairman Engel exchanged letters in 
which Chairman Neal asserted jurisdiction under Rule X but 
agreed to discharge the bill. On December 7, 2020, the House 
agreed by voice vote to suspend the rules and pass H. Res. 1100 
as amended.
    H. Res. 1100 includes provisions related to bilateral trade 
and investment between the United States and Mongolia.

p) Condemning the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny 
        and calling for a robust United States and international 
        response, H. Res. 1145

    On September 23, 2020, Chairman of the House Committee on 
Rules, James McGovern, and three cosponsors introduced H. Res. 
1145, a resolution condemning the poisoning of Russian 
opposition leader Alexei Navalny and calling for a robust 
United States and international response. On October 1, 2020, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs favorably reported the bill as 
amended by voice vote. On November 17, 2020, Chairman Neal and 
Chairman Engel exchanged letters in which Chairman Neal 
asserted jurisdiction under Rule X but agreed to discharge the 
bill. On November 18, 2020, the House agreed by voice vote to 
suspend the rules and pass H. Res. 1145 as amended.
    H. Res. 1145 includes provisions related to sanctions.

q) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
        States should reaffirm its commitment as a member of the World 
        Trade Organization (WTO) and work with other WTO members to 
        achieve reforms at the WTO that improve the speed and 
        predictability of dispute settlement, address longstanding 
        concerns with the WTO's Appellate Body, increase transparency 
        at the WTO, ensure that WTO members invoke special and 
        differential treatment reserved for developing countries only 
        in fair and appropriate circumstances, and update the WTO rules 
        to address the needs of the United States and other free and 
        open economies in the 21st century, H. Res. 746

    On December 6, 2019, Representatives Kind and Schweikert 
introduced with six original cosponsors H. Res. 746, a 
resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives 
that the United States should continue to lead reform efforts 
and urge member cooperation at the World Trade Organization in 
order to address barriers to trade, improve living standards 
across the world, and enhance accountability and dispute 
settlement mechanisms. On December 17, 2019, the Ways and Means 
Committee favorably reported the bill as amended (H. Rept. 116-
614). No subsequent action was taken by the House.
    H. Res. 746 includes provisions related to the World Trade 
Organization.

                 C. Legislative Review of Health Issues


          1. BILLS ENACTED INTO LAW DURING THE 116TH CONGRESS

a) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-xx)

    On January 3, 2019, Representatives Henry Cuellar and 
Vicente Gonzalez introduced H.R. 133, the United States-Mexico 
Economic Partnership Act. On January 10, 2019, the House agreed 
to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 133 by voice vote. On 
January 15, 2020, H.R. 133 passed the Senate, as amended by the 
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, by unanimous consent. On 
December 21, 2020 the House moved without objection to concur 
in the Senate amendment with an amendment striking and 
replacing the language with the Consolidated Appropriations Act 
of 2021. Amendments to include the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act were agreed to by a recorded vote of 327 85 (Roll no. 250) 
and 359-53 (Roll no. 251). On December 21, the Senate agreed to 
the House amendment to the Senate amendment by Yea-Nay Vote of 
92-6 (Record Vote Number: 289). On December 27, 2020, H.R. 133 
was signed by the President and became Public Law No. 116-xx.
    P.L. 116-xx includes health provisions related to H.R. 3417 
the BETTER Act, including funding for State Health Insurance 
Counselors, improvements to the Medicare Part D low income 
programs, mental health telehealth authority in Medicare, and 
value based purchasing improvements for skilled nursing 
facilities. The legislation also includes provisions from H.R. 
5821, the HOSPICE Act, making improvements to Medicare's 
hospice program, as well as H.R. 3414, the Opioid Workforce Act 
of 2019, making improvements to and expanding the Medicare 
graduate medical education program, and provisions of H.R. 
2113, the Prescription Drug STAR Act, relating to reporting of 
average sales prices for prescription drugs. The legislation 
also includes provisions from H.R. 5826, the Consumer 
Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020, to 
prevent certain cases of out-of-network surprise medical bills.

b) Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127)

    On March 11, 2020, Representative Nita Lowey and six 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus 
Response Act. On March 14, 2020, the House agreed to suspend 
the rules and pass H.R. 6201 as amended by a recorded vote of 
363 40 (Roll no. 102). On March 18, 2020, H.R. 6201 passed the 
Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote 90 8 (Recorded Vote 
Number: 76). On March 18, 2020, H.R. 6201 was signed by the 
President and became Public Law No: 116-127.
    P.L. 116-27 includes health-related provisions to make 
emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2020, and to respond to the COVID-19 
pandemic by providing sick leave, tax credits, and free COVID-
19 testing; expanding food assistance and unemployment 
benefits; and increasing Medicaid funding.

c) Temporary Reauthorization and Study of Fentanyl Analogues Act (P.L. 
        116-114)

    On January 16, 2020, Senator Lindsey Graham and six 
cosponsors introduced S. 3201, the Temporary Reauthorization 
and Study of Fentanyl Analogues Act. On that same day, the 
Senate moved to immediate consideration of the bill and agreed 
to pass the bill without amendment by unanimous consent. On 
January 29, 2020, Chairman Neal and Chairman Pallone exchanged 
letters in which Chairman Neal asserted jurisdiction under Rule 
X but agreed to discharge the bill. On January 29, 2020, the 
House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the bill by a vote 
of 320-88 (Roll no. 32). On February 6, 2020, S. 3201 was 
signed by the president and became Public Law No. 116-114.
    P.L. 116-114 includes health-related provisions regarding 
the classification of fentanyl-related substances under the 
Controlled Substances Act.

d) CARES Act (P.L. 116-136)

    On January 24, 2019, Representative Joe Courtney and seven 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 748, the Middle-Class Health 
Benefits Tax Repeal Act. On July 17, 2019, the House agreed to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 748 as amended by a recorded 
vote of 419-6 (Roll No. 493). On March 25, 2020, H.R. 748 
passed the Senate under the name Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 
Economic Security (CARES) Act, with an amendment by a vote of 
96-0 (Record Vote Number: 80). On March 27, 2020, the House 
passed a motion to concur in the Senate amendment by voice 
vote. On March 27, 2020, H.R. 748 was signed by the President 
and became Public Law No: 116-136.
    P.L. 116-136 includes health-related provisions addressing 
medial product supply shortages; mitigating emergency drug 
shortages; coverage of testing and preventive services related 
to COVID-19; and provides other additional funding.

e) Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94)

    On March 25, 2019, Representative Bill Pascrell and 103 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 1865, to require the Secretary of 
the Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of the opening of 
the National Law Enforcement Museum in the District of 
Columbia, and for other purposes. On October 28, 2019, the 
House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1865 as amended 
by voice vote. On November 12, 2020, H.R. 1865 passed the 
Senate by unanimous consent. On December 17, 2019, the House 
passed a motion to concur in the Senate amendment with an 
amendment consisting of the text of the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2020 by the Yeas and Nays: 297-120 (Roll 
No. 689). On December 19, 2019, the Senate agreed to the House 
amendment to the Senate amendment by Yea-Nay Vote 71-23 (Record 
Vote Number: 415). On December 20, 2019, H.R. 1865 was signed 
by the President and became Public Law No. 116-94.
    P.L. 116-94 temporarily extends several expiring health 
provisions.

f) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 
        116-159)

    On September 22, 2020, Representative Nita Lowey introduced 
H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other 
Extensions Act. On September 22, 2020, the House agreed to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 8337 by a recorded vote of 359-
57, 1 present (Roll no. 198). On September 30, 2020, H.R. 8337 
passed the Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote 84-10 
(Record Vote Number: 197). On October 1, 2020, H.R. 8337 was 
signed by the President and became Public Law No. 116-159.
    P.L. 116-159 extends several expiring health provisions.

g) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 
        2019 (P.L. 116-59)

    On September 18, 2019, Representative Nita Lowey introduced 
H.R. 4378, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health 
Extenders Act of 2019. On September 19, 2019, H.R. 4378 passed 
the House by a vote of 301-123 (Roll no. 538). On September 26, 
2019,
    H.R. 4378 passed the Senate without amendment by a vote of 
81-16 (Record Vote Number: 311). On September 27, 2019, H.R. 
4378 was signed by the President and became Public Law No. 116-
59.
    P.L. 116-59 extends several expiring health provisions.

h) Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health 
        Extenders Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-69)

    On June 3, 2019, Representative Jose Serrano introduced 
H.R. 3055, the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and 
Further Health Extenders Act of 2019. On June 25, 2019, H.R. 
3055 passed the House by a vote of 227-194 (Roll no. 408). On 
October 31, 2019, H.R. 3055 passed the Senate by a vote of 84-
099 (Record Vote Number: 341). On November 19, 2019, the House 
agreed with an amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3055 
by a vote of 231-192 (Roll no. 631). On November 21, 2019, the 
Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 3055 by a vote of 74-20 (Record Vote Number: 365). On 
November 21, 2019, H.R. 3055 was signed by the President and 
became Public Law No. 116-69.
    P.L. 116-69 extends several expiring health provisions.

i) Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions 
        Act (P.L. 116-215)

    On December 8, 2020, Representative Nita Lowey introduced 
H.R. 8900, the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and 
Other Extensions Act. On December 9, 2020, the House agreed to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 8900 as amended by a record 
vote of 343-67 (Roll no. 240). On December 11, 2020, the Senate 
passed the bill without amendment by voice vote. On December 
11, 2020, H.R. 8900 was signed by the President and became 
Public Law No. 116-215.
    P.L. 116-215 extends several expiring health provisions.

j) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations 
        Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-123)

    On March 4, 2020, Representative Nita Lowey introduced H.R. 
6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2020. On March 4, 2020, the House agreed to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended, by a record 
vote of 415-2 (Roll no. 86). On March 5, 2020, the Senate 
passed H.R. 6047 without amendment by a record vote of 96-1 
(Record Vote Number: 66). On March 6, 2020, H.R. 6074 was 
signed by the President and became Public Law No. 116-123.
    P.L. 116-123 includes several health provisions related to 
Medicare.

k) Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (P.L. 
        116-139)

    On January 8, 2019, Representative Betty McCollum 
introduced H.R. 266, the Department of Interior, Environment, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. On January 11, 2019, 
the House passed the bill, as amended, by a record vote of 240-
179 (Roll no. 27). On April 21, 2020, the Senate passed the 
bill with an amendment by voice vote. The amendment in the 
nature of a substitute renamed the bill the ``Paycheck 
Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act'' and 
replaced the text of the bill. On April 23, 2020, the House 
agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment 
to H.R. 266 by a record vote of 388-1, 1 present (Roll no. 
104). On April 24, 2020, H.R. 266 was signed by the President 
and became Public Law No. 116-139.
    P.L. 116-139 includes health provisions related to provider 
relief fund.

  2. OTHER HEALTH CARE PROPOSALS CONSIDERED DURING THE 116TH CONGRESS

a) The HEROES Act, H.R. 6800

    On May 12, 2020, Representative Nita Lowey and eleven 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic 
Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act. On May 12, 
2020 the bill was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 
and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and 
Means. On May 15, 2020, the House passed the bill by a vote of 
208-199 (Roll No. 109).
    H.R. 6800 includes health-related provisions to modify and 
or expand Medicare and Medicaid, health insurance, and medical 
product supplies and makes emergency supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 
and for other purposes.

b) DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019, H.R. 4761

    On October 18, 2019, Representative Clay Higgins and seven 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 4761, the DHS Opioid Detection 
Resilience Act of 2019. On December 3, 2019, the Committee on 
Homeland Security favorably reported the bill as amended, and 
the Committee on Ways and Means discharged H.R. 4761. On 
December 9, 2019, the House agreed to suspend the rules and 
pass the bill as amended by a vote of 393-1 (Roll No. 655). On 
July 29, 2020, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs favorably reported the bill without 
amendment (S. Rept. 116-244).
    H.R. 4761 includes health-related provisions regarding the 
detection of illicit narcotics at ports of entry.

c) Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, H.R. 3

    On September 19, 2019, Representatives Richard E. Neal, 
Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott, and Frank Pallone introduced H.R. 3, 
the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. On October 22, 
2019, the Committee on Ways and Means marked up and favorably 
reported H.R. 3 as amended (H. Rept. 116-324 Part II). On that 
same day, the Committee on Energy and Commerce also marked up 
and favorably reported the bill as amended (H. Rept. 116-324 
Part I). On December 9, 2019 the Committee on Education and 
Labor marked up and favorably reported H.R. 3 as amended (H. 
Rept. 116-324 Part III). On December 12, 2019 the House agreed 
to pass H.R. 3 as amended by a vote of 230-192 (Roll Call No. 
682).
    H.R. 3 includes health-related provisions aimed at lowering 
the cost of prescription drugs for Americans, expanding 
Medicare benefits, increasing drug price transparency, and 
increasing NIH, FDA, and opioid epidemic research funding.

d) Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts and Real-Time Beneficiary Drug 
        Cost Act, H.R. 2115

    On April 8, 2019, Representative Abigail Spanberger and two 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 2115, the Public Disclosure of Drug 
Discounts and Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Act which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in 
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means. On October 28, 
2019, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
as amended by a vote of 403-0 (Roll Call No. 586).
    H.R. 2115 includes health-related provisions requiring the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to publish certain 
payment information like drug manufacturer discounts regarding 
pharmacy benefit managers and prescription drugs.

e) Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, H.R. 1781

    On March 14, 2019, Representative Earl L. ``Buddy'' Carter 
and five cosponsors introduced H.R. 1781, the Payment 
Commission Data Act of 2019. On October 28, 2019, the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce marked up and favorably reported H.R. 
1781 as amended (H. Rept. 116-257, Part I), and the Committee 
on Ways and Means discharged the bill. On the same day the 
House agreed by voice vote to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 
1781, as amended.
    H.R. 1781 includes health-related provisions requiring 
payment information relating to covered drugs under the 
Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicaid to be 
disclosed.

f) Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service 
        Workers Act, H.R. 1309

    On February 19, 2019, Representative Joe Courtney and 
twenty-six cosponsors introduced H.R. 1309, the Workplace 
Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers 
Act. On June 11, 2019, the Committee on Education and Labor 
marked up and favorably reported H.R. 1309 as amended (H. Rept. 
116-296, Part I). The Committee on Ways and Means discharged 
the bill on November 18, 2019, and on November 21, 2019, the 
House passed the bill by a vote of 251-158 (Roll Call No. 642).
    H.R. 1309 includes health-related provisions to investigate 
workplace violence incidents, risks, or hazards as soon as 
practicable and provide training for employees.

g) Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019, H.R. 
        986

    On February 6, 2019, Representative Ann M. Kuster and two 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 986, the Protecting Americans with 
Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019. On April 3, 2019, the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce marked up and favorably 
reported H.R. 1309 as amended (H. Rept. 116-44, Part I). On May 
8, 2019, Chairman Neal and Chairman Pallone exchanged letters 
in which Chairman Neal asserted jurisdiction under Rule X but 
agreed to discharge the bill. On May 9, 2019, the House passed 
the bill by the Yeas and Nays: 230-183 (Roll Call No. 196).
    H.R. 986 includes health-related provisions to nullify 
guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services 
related to Medicare 1332 waivers in the Affordable Care Act.

h) Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act of 
        2019, H.R. 525

    On January 11, 2019, Representative Greg Walden and three 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 525, the Strengthening the Health 
Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act of 2019. On January 25, 
2019, the bill was referred to the subcommittees on health for 
both the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce. On February 25, 2019, Chairman Neal and 
Chairman Pallone exchanged letters in which Chairman Neal 
asserted jurisdiction under Rule X but agreed to discharge the 
bill. On February 25, 2019, the House agreed by voice vote to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 525, as amended.
    H.R. 525 includes health-related provisions establishing 
statutory authority and requirements for a partnership between 
health insurance plans, government agencies, law enforcement, 
and health care organizations to detect and prevent fraud, 
waste, and abuse.

i) BENES Act of 2020, H.R. 2477

    On May 2, 2019, Representative Raul Ruiz and three 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 2477, the BENES Act of 2020. On May 
2, 2019, the bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 
On December 8, 2020, the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
favorable reported the bill, as amended by an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute (H. Rept. 116-621, Part 1) On December 
8, 2020, the House agreed by voice vote to suspend the rules 
and pass H.R. 2477 as amended. Provisions substantially similar 
to the BENES Act of 2020 were included in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2021 (see P.L. 116-xx above).
    H.R. 2477 includes health provisions related to the 
Medicare enrollment process. In addition, the text of H.R. 
1375, the PAID Act; H.R. 5821, the HOSPICE Act; and H.R. 5534, 
the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney 
Transplant Patients Act of 2019 was included in the House 
passed version of H.R. 2477.

j) PAID Act, H.R. 1375

    On February 26, 2019, Representative Ron Kind and 1 
cosponsor introduced H.R. 1375, the PAID Act. On February 26, 
2019, the bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. On 
December 8, 2020, the House agreed by voice vote to suspend the 
rules and pass, H.R. 1375 as amended. Text consisting of the 
provisions of H.R. 1375 was included in H.R. 2477, the BENES 
Act of 2019 as amended. On December 8, 2020, the House agreed 
by voice vote to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2477 as 
amended. Provisions substantially similar to the PAID Act were 
included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (see 
P.L. 116-xx above).
    The bill includes health provisions dealing with accurate 
information disclosure by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services.

k) Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant 
        Patients Act of 2019, H.R. 5534

    On December 23, 2019, Representative Ron Kind and 5 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 5534, the Comprehensive 
Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means. Text consisting 
of the provisions of H.R. 5534 was included in H.R. 2477, the 
BENES Act of 2019 as amended. On December 8, 2020, the House 
agreed by voice vote to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2477 as 
amended. Provisions substantially similar to H.R. 5334 were 
included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (see 
P.L. 116-xx above).
    H.R. 5534 includes health-related provisions indefinitely 
extending Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for 
kidney transplant recipients for individuals who do not have 
other coverage.

l) Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screenings Act of 2020, H.R. 
        1570

    On March 6, 2019, Representative Donald Payne and 120 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 1570, the Removing Barriers to 
Colorectal Cancer Screenings Act of 2020, which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
Committee on Ways and Means. On December 7, 2020, Chairman Neal 
and Chairman Pallone exchanged letters in which Chairman Neal 
asserted jurisdiction under Rule X but agreed to discharge the 
bill. On December 9, 2020, the House agreed by voice vote to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1570 as amended.
    The bill includes health-related provisions waiving the 
Medicare coinsurance requirements with respect to colorectal 
cancer screening tests. Text consisting of the provisions of 
H.R. 2087, the Drug Price Transparency Act, was included in 
H.R. 1570.

m) The Heroes Act, H.R. 925

    On January 30, 2019, Representatives Mike Thompson and 
Robert J Wittman introduced H.R. 925, the North American 
Wetlands Conservation Extension Act. On November 13, 2019, the 
Committee on Natural Resources favorably reported H.R. 925 (H. 
Rept. 116-284). On November 20, 2019, the House agreed to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 925 by voice vote. On January 
9, 2020, the Senate passed H.R. 925 with an amendment and 
amendment to the title by voice vote. On October 1, 2020, the 
House agreed on a motion to concur in the Senate amendments 
with an amendment striking and replacing the language with the 
Heroes act agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 214-207 (Roll no. 
214).
    This bill includes health-related provisions to modify and 
or expand Medicare and Medicaid, health insurance, and medical 
product supplies and makes emergency supplemental 
appropriations.

n) Drug Price Transparency Act, H.R. 2087

    On April 4, 2019, Representative Lloyd Doggett and one 
cosponsor introduced H.R. 2087, the Drug Price Transparency 
Act. The provisions of H.R. 2087 were included in H.R. 2113 as 
reported by the Ways and Means Committee on April 9, 2019, as 
well as in H.R. 1570 as agreed to by the House (see H.R. 2113 
below and H.R. 1570 above). Provisions substantially similar to 
the Drug Price Transparency Act were included in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (see P.L. 116-xx 
above).
    H.R. 2087 includes health provisions that require certain 
manufacturers of drugs that are covered under Medicare medical 
services to report pricing information to the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services.

o) HOSPICE Act, H.R. 5821

    On February 10, 2020, Representative Jimmy Panetta and two 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 5821, the Helping Our Senior 
Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act. On February 
12, 2020, the Committee on Ways and Means marked up and 
favorably reported H.R. 5821 as amended (H. Rept 116-660, part 
I). Text consisting of the provisions of H.R. 5821 was included 
in H.R. 2477, the BENES Act of 2019, as amended. On December 8, 
2020, the House agreed by voice vote to suspend the rules and 
pass, as amended, H.R. 2477. Provisions substantially similar 
to the HOSPICE Act were included in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2021 (see P.L. 116-xx above).
    H.R. 5821 establishes survey requirements for, and 
enforcement mechanisms against, certified hospice programs 
under Medicare.

p) Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019, H.R. 1922

    On March 27, 2019, Representative Ron Kind and three 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 1922, the Restoring Access to 
Medication Act of 2019. On October 23, 2019, the Committee on 
Ways and Means marked up and favorably reported H.R. 1992 as 
amended (H. Rept. 116-675). On March 27, 2020, text consisting 
of the provisions of H.R. 1922 was included in H.R. 748, the 
CARES Act which became public law No: 116-136.
    H.R. 1922 includes health-related provisions to allow 
payments for over the counter medications and menstrual care 
products from health savings accounts, medical savings 
accounts, health flexible spending arraignments, and health 
reimbursement arrangements.

q) Prescription Drug STAR Act, H.R. 2113

    On April 8, 2019, Representative Richard Neal and one 
cosponsor introduced H.R. 2113, the Prescription Drug Sunshine, 
Transparency, Accountability, and Reporting (STAR) Act. On 
April 9, 2019, the Committee on Ways and Means favorably 
reported H.R. 2113 as amended by voice vote (H. Rept. 116-688 
Part 1). Provisions substantially similar to the Prescription 
Drug STAR Act were included in the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act of 2021 (see P.L. 116-xx above).
    H.R. 2113 stablishes requirements for prescription drug 
manufacturers to provide certain information about pricing, 
discounts, and product samples of applicable drugs.

r) Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders 
        Reauthorization Act of 2019, or the BETTER Act of 2019, H.R. 
        3417

    On June 21, 2019, Representative Richard Neal and one 
cosponsor introduced H.R. 3417, the Beneficiary Education 
Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019. 
On June 26, 2019, the Committee on Ways and means marked up and 
favorably reported H.R. 3417 as amended in nature of a 
substitute (H. Rept. 116-691 Part 1). Provisions substantially 
similar to the BETTER Act of 2019 were included in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (see P.L. 116-xx 
above).
    H.R. 3417 extends funding for, and makes a series of 
changes to, Medicare enrollment, payment, prescription drug 
programs, and extends funding for the geographic index floor 
under Medicare and for quality measure endorsement.

s) Opioid Workforce Act of 2019, H.R. 3414

    On June 21, 2019, Representative Bradley Schneider and 
three cosponsors introduced H.R. 3414, the Opioid Workforce Act 
of 2019. On June 26, 2019, the Committee on Ways and means 
marked up and favorably reported H.R. 3414 as amended in the 
nature of a substitute (H. Rept. 116-116-690 Part 1). 
Provisions substantially similar to the Opioid Workforce Act of 
2019 were included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 
2021 (see P.L. 116-xx above).
    H.R. 3414 increases the number of residency positions 
eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare 
for hospitals that have addiction or pain medicine programs, 
with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year 
period.

t) HEARTS and Rural Relief Act, H.R. 3429

    On June 24, 2019, Representative Terri Sewell and one 
cosponsor introduced H.R. 3429, the Health Equity and Access to 
Returning Troops and servicemembers (HEARTS) and Rural Relief 
Act of 2019. On June 26, 2019, the Committee on Ways and Means 
marked up and favorably reported H.R. 3429 as amended (H. Rept. 
116-620, Part I).
    H.R. 3429 makes a series of changes relating to Medicare 
coverage and requirements, particularly with respect to 
military retirees and other changes to Medicare payment systems 
for certain items and services.

u) Chronic Care Management Improvement Act, H.R. 3436

    On June 24, 2019, Representative Suzan DelBene and one 
cosponsor introduced H.R. 3436, the Chronic Care Management 
Improvement Act. On June 26, 2019, the Committee on Ways and 
Means marked up and favorably reported H.R. 3436 as amended (H. 
Rept. 116-646, Part I).
    H.R. 3436 eliminates cost-sharing for chronic care 
management services under Medicare.

v) PATIENT Act, H.R. 3439

    On June 24, 2019, Representative Donald Breyer introduced 
H.R. 3439, the Protecting Access to Information for Effective 
and Necessary Treatment (PATIENT) Act. On June 26, 2019, the 
Committee on Ways and Means marked up and favorably reported 
H.R. 3439 as amended in the nature of a substitute (H. Rept. 
116-696 Part 1). Provisions substantially similar to the 
PATIENT Act were included in the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 202 (see P.L. 116-44 above).
    H.R. 3439 reauthorizes through FY2026 the Patient-Centered 
Outcomes Research Trust Fund, which supports research that 
evaluates and compares outcomes and the clinical effectiveness, 
risks, and benefits of two or more medical treatments, 
services, or other health practices.

w) Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2019, H.R. 3708

    On July 11, 2019, Representative Earl Blumenauer and three 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 3708, the Primary Care Enhancement 
Act of 2019. On October 23, 2019, the Committee on Ways and 
Means marked up and favorably reported H.R. 3708 as amended by 
voice vote.
    H.R. 3708 permits a taxpayer with a primary care service 
arrangement whose fixed periodic fee does not exceed $150 a 
month to participate in and contribute to a health savings 
account.

x) I CAN Act, H.R. 4716

    On October 17, 2019, Representative TJ Cox and one 
cosponsor introduced H.R. 4716, the Inhaler Coverage and Access 
Now (I CAN) Act. On October 23, 2020, the Committee on Ways and 
Means marked up and favorably reported H.R. 4716 as amended (H. 
Rept. 116-401).
    H.R. 4716 includes health-related provisions to cover 
inhalers for any chronic lung disease, including asthma under 
high deductible health plans.

y) Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act, H.R. 4671

    On October 15, 2019, Representative Andy Kim and two 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 4671, the Helping Seniors Afford 
Health Care Act. On January 24, 2020, the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce marked up and favorably reported H.R. 4671 as 
amended (H. Rept. 116-381, Part I) and the Committee on Ways 
and Means discharged the bill.
    H.R. 4671 includes health-related provisions to expand the 
federal medical assistance percentages for expanded Medicare 
cost-sharing populations and low-income Medicare beneficiaries.

z) Medicare Vision Act of 2019, H.R. 4665

    On October 11, 2019, Representative Kim Schrier and three 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 4665, the Medicare vision Act of 
2019. On October 22, 2019, the Committee on Ways and Means 
marked up and favorably reported H.R. 4665 as amended (H. Rept. 
116-327, Part I). On January 24, 2020, the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce marked up and favorably reported H.R. 4665 (H. 
Rept. 116-327, Part II). H.R. 4665 was included in the rules 
committee print of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug 
Costs Now Act, which passed the House on December 12, 2019.
    H.R. 4665 includes health-related provisions to expand 
Medicare Part B coverage to include eyeglasses, contact lenses, 
and vision services.

aa) Medicare Dental Coverage Act of 2019, H.R. 4650

    On October 11, 2019, Representative Robin Kelly and one 
cosponsor introduced H.R. 4650, the Medicare Dental Coverage 
Act of 2019. On October 22, 2019, the Committee on Ways and 
Means marked up and favorably reported H.R. 4650 as amended (H. 
Rept. 116-325, Part I). On January 24, 2020, the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce marked up and favorably reported H.R. 4650 
(H. Rept. 116-325, Part II). H.R. 4650 was included in the 
rules committee print of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower 
Drug Costs Now Act, which passed the House on December 12, 
2019.
    H.R. 4650 includes health-related provisions to expand 
Medicare Part B coverage to include dentures and dental and 
oral health services.

bb) Medicare Hearing Act of 2019, H.R. 4618

    On October 8, 2019, Representative Lucy McBath and one 
cosponsor introduced H.R. 4618, the Medicare Hearing Act of 
2019. On October 22, 2019, the Committee on Ways and Means 
marked up and favorably reported H.R. 4618 as amended (H. Rept. 
116-326, Part I). On January 24, 2020, the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce marked up and favorably reported H.R. 4618 (H. 
Rept. 116-326, Part II). H.R. 4618 was included in the rules 
committee print of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug 
Costs Now Act, which passed the House on December 12, 2019.
    H.R. 4618 includes health-related provisions to expand 
Medicare Part B coverage to include hearing aids and hearing 
rehabilitation and treatment services.

cc) Pathways to Health Careers Act, H.R. 3398

    On June 21, 2019, Representative Danny Davis introduced 
H.R. 3398, the Pathways to Health Careers Act. On October 29, 
2019, the Committee on Ways and Means marked up and favorably 
reported H.R. 3398 as amended (H. Rept. 116-265).
    H.R. 3398 includes health-related provisions to create 
career pathways through health profession opportunity grants.

dd) To provide that the rule entitled ``Short-Term, Limited Duration 
        Insurance'' shall have no force or effect, H.R. 1010

    On February 6, 2019, Representative Kathy Castor and five 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 1010, to provide that the rule 
entitled ``Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance'' shall have 
no force or effect. On April 29, 2019, the committee on 
Education and Labor marked up and favorably reported H.R. 1010 
(H. Rept. 116-43, Part I). On May 10, 2019, the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce favorable reported H.R. 1010 as amended (H. 
Rept. 116-43, Part II). On the same Day the Committee on Ways 
and Means discharged the bill.
    H.R. 1010 includes health-related provisions to nullify 
rules by the Department of Health and Human Services regarding 
short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans.

ee) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for reporting 
        by certain investors with respect to certain specified medical 
        care providers, H.R. 5825

    On February 10, 2020, Representative Richard Neal 
introduced H.R. 5825, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to provide for reporting by certain investors with respect 
to certain specified medical care providers. On February 12, 
2020, the Committee on Ways and Means marked up and ordered 
reported H.R. 5825 as amended.
    H.R. 5825 imposes a new reporting requirement under the 
Internal Revenue Code for certain investors with respect to 
certain specified medical care providers.

ff) Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020, 
        H.R. 5826

    On February 10, 2020, Representative Richard Neal and 
thirty-one cosponsors introduced H.R. 5826, the Consumer 
Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020. On 
February 12, 2020, the Committee on Ways and Means marked up 
and ordered reported H.R. 5826 as amended. Provisions 
substantially similar to the Consumer Protections Against 
Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 were included in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (see P.L. 116-xx 
above).
    H.R. 5826 amends title XXVII of the Public Health Service 
Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title XI of the Social 
Security Act to prevent certain cases of out-of-network 
surprise medical bills, strengthen health care consumer 
protections, and improve health care information transparency.

       D. Legislative Review of Worker and Family Support Issues


          1. BILLS ENACTED INTO LAW DURING THE 116TH CONGRESS

a) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-xx)

    On January 3, 2019, Representatives Henry Cuellar and 
Vicente Gonzalez introduced H.R. 133, the United States-Mexico 
Economic Partnership Act. On January 10, 2019, the House agreed 
to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 133 by voice vote. On 
January 15, 2020, H.R. 133 passed the Senate, as amended by the 
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, by unanimous consent. On 
December 21, 2020 the House moved without objection to concur 
in the Senate amendment with an amendment striking and 
replacing the language with the Consolidated Appropriations Act 
of 2021. Amendments to include the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act were agreed to by a recorded vote of 327-85 (Roll no. 250) 
and 359-53 (Roll no. 251). On December 21, the Senate agreed to 
the House amendment to the Senate amendment by Yea-Nay Vote of 
92-6 (Record Vote Number: 289). On December 27, 2020, H.R. 133 
was signed by the President and became Public Law No. 116-xx.
    P.L. 116-xx includes Worker and Family Support provisions 
including extending unemployment programs enacted in the 
Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act 
through March 14, restoring supplemental federal unemployment 
benefits to provide $300 per week for weeks ending after 
December 26 and before March 14, extending Pandemic 
Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment 
Compensation through March 14 for all workers and through April 
5 for those receiving benefits as of March 14 and adding 11 
additional weeks to prevent benefit exhaustion, a new benefit 
supplement for ``mixed earners, various technical corrections 
and a number of provisions regarding program integrity and 
effective program administration. In addition to these 
unemployment provisions, the bill includes continued support 
for existing Health Profession Opportunity Grant grantees, 
ongoing support for state courts, and an extension of the 
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and 
related programs, including the Child Care Entitlement to 
States.
    P.L. 116-xx also includes provisions similar to several 
Worker and Family Support bills. These include H.R. 4602, the 
Continuation of Useful Resources to States Act, H.R. 7947, the 
Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act, 
and H.R. 8812, the Relief for Working Families Act, S. 4209.

b) TANF Extension Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-4)

    On January 10, 2019, Chairman Neal, along with 
Representative Kevin Brady, introduced H.R. 430, the TANF 
Extension Act of 2019. On January 14, the bill passed the House 
by voice vote. On January 22, the Senate passed the bill 
without amendment by voice vote. On January 24, 2019, H.R. 430 
was signed by the President and became Public Law No. 116-4.
    P.L. 116-4 includes Worker and Family support provisions 
including extending the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
(TANF), the Child Care Entitlement to States (CCES), and 
related assistance programs until June 30, 2019.

c) To extend the program of block grants to States for temporary 
        assistance for needy families and related programs through 
        September 30, 2019 (P.L. 116-27)

    On May 23, 3019, Representative Danny K. Davis, along with 
Representative Jackie Walorski, introduced H.R. 2940. On June 
3, the House agreed to suspend the rules and passed H.R. 2940 
by the Yeas and Nays: 357-55 (Roll no. 233). On June 27, H.R. 
2940 passed the Senate without amendment by voice vote. On July 
5, 2019, H.R. 2940 was signed by the President and became 
Public Law No. 116-27.
    P.L. 116-27 includes Worker and Family Support provisions 
including extending TANF, CCES, and related programs through 
September 30, 2019.

d) The Family First Transition Act (P.L. 116-94)

    On November 5, 2019, Representative Danny K. Davis and 
Representative Jackie Walorski, along with eleven other 
members, introduced H.R. 4980, the Family First Transition Act. 
This bill was included as Sec. 602 under Subtitle F--
Miscellaneous Provisions of H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2020. This legislation passed the House 
on December 17 by the Yeas and Nays: 297-120 (Roll No. 689). On 
December 19, 2019, this bill was considered by the Senate and 
passed by the Yeas and Nays: 71-23 (Record Vote Number: 415). 
On December 20, 2019, H.R. 1865 was signed by the President and 
became Public Law No. 116-94.
    P.L. 116-94 includes Worker and Family Support provisions 
including providing additional funding to all states to assist 
with implementing prevention services and foster youth 
protections authorized in P.L. 115-23, the Bipartisan Budget 
Act of 2018 (which included the Family First Prevention 
Services Act as Title VII of Division E).

e) Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 
        2020, H.R. 6199

    On March 11, 2020, Representative Steven Horsford 
introduced H.R. 6199, the Emergency Unemployment Insurance 
Stabilization and Access Act of 2020. On March 14, 2020, H.R. 
6199 passed the House as Division E of H.R. 6201, the Families 
First Coronavirus Response Act (see P.L. 116-27 below).
    H.R. 6199 includes Worker and Family Support provisions 
including providing technical assistance, additional 
flexibility under federal law, and emergency transfers to 
states for unemployment compensation administration. It also 
provides interest-free loans to state unemployment trust funds 
and full federal financing of Extended Benefits (EB) through 
December 31, 2020.

f) Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-27)

    On March 11, 2020, Representative Nita Lowey and six 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus 
Response Act. On March 14, 2020, the House agreed to suspend 
the rules and pass H.R. 6201 as amended by a recorded vote of 
363-40 (Roll no. 102). On March 18, 2020, H.R. 6201 passed the 
Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote 90-8 (Recorded Vote 
Number: 76). On March 18, 2020, H.R. 6201 was signed by the 
President and became Public Law No: 116-27.
    P.L. 116-27 includes worker related provisions providing 
for increased administrative funding for state unemployment 
insurance programs which complied with certain beneficiary 
access requirements, advances to state unemployment trust funds 
to assist in paying state unemployment benefits, and temporary 
full federal financing for up to 20 weeks of Extended Benefits 
(EB) through December 31, 2020.

g) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (P.L. 116-136)

    On January 24, 2019, Representative Joe Courtney and seven 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 748, the Middle Class Health 
Benefits Tax Repeal Act. On July 17, 2019, the House agreed to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 748 as amended by a recorded 
vote of 419-6 (Roll no. 493). On March 25, 2020, H.R. 748 
passed the Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote 96-0 
(Record Vote Number: 80). On March 27, 2020, the House passed a 
motion to concur in the Senate amendment by voice vote. On 
March 27, 2020, H.R. 748 was signed by the President and became 
Public Law No: 116-136.
    P.L. 116-136 includes worker and family related provisions 
including a $600 per week federal supplement to state 
unemployment compensation, which expired July 31, 2020. It also 
includes a number of temporary beneficiary and state program 
supports which expire December 31, 2020, including 1) Pandemic 
Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), which provides 13 
additional weeks unemployment compensation for individuals who 
exhaust state benefits, 2) Pandemic Unemployment Assistance 
(PUA), which provided up to 39 weeks of federal unemployment 
benefits modeled after Disaster Unemployment Assistance to 
individuals who do not qualify for state unemployment benefits 
but met certain conditions, 3) Federal financing for work-
sharing programs, 4) federal financing to waive ``waiting 
weeks'' for state unemployment benefits, and 5) federal 
financing for half of the cost incurred by ``reimbursable'' 
employers when employees are laid off. The law also extended a 
number of family support programs, including TANF, CCES, and 
Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG).

h) Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act, H.R. 
        7947

    On August 7, 2020, Representative Danny K. Davis and 
Representative Jackie Walorski introduced H.R. 7947, the 
Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act. 
This bill became part of the amendment to H.R. 925, the Heroes 
Act, and on October 1, 2020, the House agreed on a motion to 
concur in the Senate amendments with an amendment agreed to by 
the Yeas and Nays: 214-207 (Roll no. 214). The Supporting 
Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act was included 
in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (see P.L. 116-xx 
above).
    H.R. 7947 includes Worker and Family Support provisions 
including providing temporary additional funding to support 
older foster youth, kin caregivers, at-risk families, state 
courts, adoptive families, and foster care prevention services, 
and allows older youth to remain in foster care during the 
pandemic.

i) Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by the Coronavirus 
        Act (P.L. 116-148)

    On June 29, 2020, Senator Chuck Grassley introduced S. 
4091, the Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by the 
Coronavirus Act. On June 29, this bill was passed in the Senate 
without amendment, by Voice Vote. On June 29, this bill passed 
the House without objection. On July 13, 2020, S. 4091 was 
signed by the President and became Public Law No: 116-148.
    P.L. 116-148 includes Worker and Family Support provisions 
including increasing the maximum amount of funding available in 
FY2020 for, and revising certain requirements pertaining to, 
temporary assistance for U.S. citizens and their dependents who 
are returning from foreign countries due to a crisis and are 
without available resources. Under current law, the Department 
of Health and Human Services may provide assistance such as 
money payments and medical care to these individuals on a 
temporary basis.

j) Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cashflow Act (P.L. 116-151)

    On July 2, 2020, Senator Tim Scott introduced S. 4209, the 
Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cashflow Act. On July 
2, this bill passed the Senate without amendment by Unanimous 
Consent. On July 9, the House passed S. 4209 without objection. 
On August 3, 2020, S. 4209 was signed by the President and 
became Public Law No. 116-151.
    S. 4209 includes Worker and Family support provisions 
including making a technical correction to the provision in the 
CARES Act which provided a 50 percent subsidy for unemployment 
costs for reimbursable employers.

k) Continuation of Useful Resources to States Act, H.R. 4602

    On October 4, 2020, Representative Kevin Brady, along with 
two other members, introduced H.R. 4602, the Continuation of 
Useful Resources to States (COURTS) Act. Provisions 
substantially similar to the COURTS Act were included in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (see P.L. 116-xx 
above).
    H.R. 4602 includes Worker and Family Support provisions 
including an extension of state court funding for child 
welfare, and an adjustment to the Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families (TANF) Contingency Fund for state welfare 
programs.

             2.) OTHER PROPOSALS DURING THE 116TH CONGRESS

l) BRIDGE For Workers Act, H.R. 1759

    On March 14, 2019, Representative Stephanie Murphy and 
Representative Jackie Walorski, along with two cosponsors, 
introduced H.R. 1759, the BRIDGE for Workers Act. On April 24, 
this bill was ordered to be reported favorably by Voice Vote 
out of the Ways and Means Committee markup. On April 9, H.R. 
1759 passed the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 
1759 by the Yeas and Nays: 393-24 (Roll no. 162).
    H.R. 1759 includes Worker and Family Support provisions 
including flexibility to allow states to use federal 
reemployment services funding for any individual claiming 
unemployment compensation who would be able to return to work 
more quickly with services.

m) Pathways for Health Careers Act, H.R. 3398

    On June 21, 2019, Representative Danny K. Davis introduced 
H.R. 3398, the Pathways for Health Careers Act. On October 22, 
2019, the Committee on Ways and Means reported the bill as 
amended favorably by the Yeas and Nays: 24-16. The bill was 
included in the rules committee print of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. 
Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. On December 12, 2019, H.R. 3 
passed the house by the Yeas and Nays: 230-192 (Roll no. 682).
    H.R. 3398 includes Worker and Family Support provisions 
including reauthorizing and expanding the Health Profession 
Opportunity Grant program to help low-income parents and other 
disadvantaged workers fill shortages in the health care 
workforce and move up the economic ladder. This bill wraps up 
sixteen smaller bills introduced by Ways and Means members into 
a comprehensive package.

n) Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act, H.R. 
        4768

    On October 21, 2019, Representative Danny K. Davis 
introduced H.R. 4768, the Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal 
Mortality and Morbidity Act. The bill was included in the rules 
committee print of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug 
Costs Now Act. On December 12, 2019, H.R. 3 passed the house by 
the Yeas and Nays: 230-192 (Roll no. 682).
    H.R. 4768 includes Worker and Family Support provisions 
including increasing funding for home visiting programs 
throughout the country to help reduce maternal mortality and 
morbidity. It followed an Oversight Subcommittee hearing 
regarding maternal mortality and morbidity.

o) Family Care for Essential Workers Act, H.R. 6460

    On April 7, 2020, Representative Danny K. Davis and 
Representative Linda Sanchez, along with eleven other members, 
introduced H.R. 6460, the Family Care for Essential Workers 
Act. This bill was included in H.R. 7327, the Child Care for 
Economic Recovery Act. It passed the House as part of H.R. 
6800, the Heroes Act, by the Yeas and Nays: 208-199 (Roll no. 
109).
    H.R. 6460 includes Worker and Family Support provisions 
including increasing Social Services Block Grant funding to 
provide assistance to essential workers in finding and paying 
for child and adult dependent care services during the COVID-19 
pandemic.

p) Child Care is Infrastructure Act, H.R. 7201

    On June 15, 2020, Representative Katherine Clark introduced 
H.R. 7201, the Child Care is Infrastructure Act. This bill was 
included in H.R. 7327, the Child Care for Economic Recovery 
Act. It passed the House as part of H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act, 
by the Yeas and Nays: 208-199 (Roll no. 109).
    H.R. 7201 includes Worker and Family Support provisions 
including requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to conduct an immediate assessment of the structural condition 
of child care facilities and authorizes grants to states to 
fund construction costs and structural improvements to improve 
health, safety, and function.

q) Child Care for Economic Recovery Act, H.R. 7327

    On June 25, 2020, Chairs Nita Lowey and Richard Neal, along 
with four other members, introduced H.R. 7327, the Child Care 
for Economic Recovery Act. It passed the House as part of H.R. 
6800, the Heroes Act, by the Yeas and Nays: 208-199 (Roll no. 
109).
    H.R. 7327 includes a number of Committee provisions in 
Division B, including increased funding for the Child Care 
Entitlement to States. The bill also includes H.R. 6460, the 
Family Care for Essential Workers Act, as well as H.R. 7201, 
the Child Care is Infrastructure Act.

r) The Heroes Act, H.R. 6800

    On May 12, 2020, Chairwoman Nita Lowey and 11 cosponsors 
introduced H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act. On May 15, 2020, the 
House passed H.R. 6800 by a recorded vote of 208-199 (Roll No. 
109).
    This bill includes Worker and Family Support legislation 
including H.R. 7327, the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act, 
H.R. 6865, the Home Visiting Resiliency During the Pandemic 
Act, and provisions related to extending a number of FFCRA and 
CARES Act programs for unemployed workers and state 
unemployment insurance agencies.

s) Support Working Families Act, H.R. 7846

    On July 29, 2020, Representative Katie Porter introduced 
H.R. 7846, the Support Working Families Act. It was included in 
the House amendment to H.R. 925. On October 1, 2020, the House 
agreed on a motion to concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 
925 with an amendment agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 214-207 
(Roll no. 214).
    H.R. 7846 includes Worker and Family Support provisions 
including clarifying access to pandemic unemployment assistance 
for individuals with caregiving responsibilities when, due to 
COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), a school or facility 
is only partially open, care is not available or affordable 
during the hours of available work, or attending a school or 
facility presents an unacceptable risk to a child or household, 
in addition to the current-law eligibility for those whose 
facilities are fully closed.

t) The Elder Justice Reauthorization Act, H.R. 8079

    On August 21, 2020, Chairman Richard Neal introduced H.R. 
8079, the Elder Justice Reauthorization Act. Some provisions of 
the Elder Justice Reauthorization Act were included in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (see description of 
P.L. 116-xx above).
    The Elder Justice Reauthorization Act includes Worker and 
Family Support provisions including $100 million for programs 
authorized under the Elder Justice Act (included as part of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, as 
amended). Of that money, $50 million are directed toward Adult 
Protective Services (APS), which is the first time federal 
funding has ever been expressly dedicated to APS.

u) The Heroes Act, H.R. 925

    On January 30, 2019, Representatives Mike Thompson and 
Robert J. Wittman introduced H.R. 925, the North American 
Wetlands Conservation Extension Act. On November 13, 2020, the 
Committee on Natural Resources favorably reported H.R. 925 (H. 
Rept. 116-284). On November 11, 2019, the House agreed to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 925 by voice vote. On January 
9, 2020, the Senate passed H.R. 925 with an amendment and 
amendment to the title by voice vote. On October 1, 2020, the 
House concurred in the Senate amendments with an amendment 
striking and replacing the language with the Heroes Act by the 
Yeas and Nays: 214-207 (Roll no. 214).
    This bill includes Worker and Family Support related 
provisions including H.R. 7947, the Supporting Foster Youth and 
Families during the Pandemic Act, H.R. 7846, the Support 
Working Families Act, and provisions related to extending a 
number of FFCRA and CARES Act programs for unemployed workers 
and state unemployment insurance agencies.

            E. Legislative Review of Social Security Issues


          1. BILLS ENACTED INTO LAW DURING THE 116TH CONGRESS

a) ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019, S. 578 (P.L. 116-250)

    On February 27, 2019, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and 39 
cosponsors introduced S. 578, ALS Disability Insurance Access 
Act of 2019. On December 2, 2020, the Committee on Finance 
discharged the bill by Unanimous Consent. On December 2, 2020, 
S. 578 passed the Senate without an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote 
96-1 (Record Vote Number: 250). On December 8, 2020, the House 
agreed by voice vote to suspend the rules and pass S. 578. On 
December 22, 2020 S. 578 was signed by the President and became 
Public Law No: 116-250.
    The ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 eliminates 
the five-month waiting period for Old Age, Survivors, and 
Disability Insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic 
lateral sclerosis. Under current law, individuals must wait 
five months after becoming disabled before their disability 
insurance benefits may begin.

b) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-xx)

    On January 3, 2019, Representatives Henry Cuellar and 
Vicente Gonzalez introduced H.R. 133, the United States-Mexico 
Economic Partnership Act. On January 10, 2019, the House agreed 
to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 133 by voice vote. On 
January 15, 2020, H.R. 133 passed the Senate, as amended by the 
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, by unanimous consent. On 
December 21, 2020 the House moved without objection to concur 
in the Senate amendment with an amendment striking and 
replacing the language with the Consolidated Appropriations Act 
of 2021. Amendments to include the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act were agreed to by a recorded vote of 327-85 (Roll no. 250) 
and 359-53 (Roll no. 251). On December 21, the Senate agreed to 
the House amendment to the Senate amendment by Yea-Nay Vote of 
92-6 (Record Vote Number: 289). On December 27, 2020, H.R. 133 
was signed by the President and became Public Law No. 116-xx.
    P.L. 116-xx includes Social Security provisions related to 
Social Security Administration death data and improper 
payments, as well as the payroll tax deferral.

              2. OTHER PROPOSALS DURING THE 116TH CONGRESS

a) H.R. 5306, Know Your Social Security Act, H.R. 5306

    On December 5, 2019, Representatives John B. Larson and 
Vern Buchanan introduced H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social 
Security Act. On December 11, 2019, the Committee on Ways and 
Means favorably reported the bill as amended by voice vote (H. 
Rept. 116-616).
    The Know Your Social Security Act clarifies that SSA must 
provide by mail an annual Social Security Statement to all 
workers ages 25 and older with covered earnings, who are not 
receiving Social Security benefits. The bill provides 
individuals the option to receive their annual statement 
electronically, rather than by mail, if they prefer to do so.

b) Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, H.R. 5038

    On November 12, 2019, Representative Zoe Lofgren and 49 
cosponsors introduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 
2019. On December 9, 2019, the Judiciary Committee favorably 
reported the bill, as amended (H. Rept. 116-328). On December 
9, 2019, Chairman Neal and Chairman Nadler exchanged letters in 
which Chairman Neal asserted jurisdiction under Rule X but 
agreed to discharge the bill. On December 11, 2019, H.R. 5038 
passed the House by a recorded vote of 260-165 (Roll no. 674).
    The bill includes Social Security-related provision 
regarding the immigration status of noncitizen farmworkers.

               F. Legislative Review of Oversight Issues

    Throughout the 116th Congress, the Committee on Ways and 
Means (Committee) held two oversight-related markups--one on a 
bill that became Public Law 116-25 and another for 
consideration of historical documents--and advanced a robust 
oversight agenda.

          1. BILLS ENACTED INTO LAW DURING THE 116TH CONGRESS

a) Taxpayer First Act (P.L. 116-25)

    On March 28, 2019, Members of the Oversight Subcommittee, 
with the Committee Chairman and Ranking Member, introduced H.R. 
1957, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019. This bill was sponsored 
by Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis and Ranking 
Member Mike Kelly and had 27 cosponsors. The Committee 
favorably reported the bill, as amended, on April 2, 2019 (H. 
Rept 116-39). The House suspended the rules and passed H.R. 
1957, as amended, by a voice vote on April 9, 2019. On June 17, 
2019, the Senate considered an amendment to strike the language 
passed in the House and replaced the text with the Great 
American Outdoors Act. H.R. 1957, as amended, was agreed to by 
the Yeas and Nays: 73-25 (Record Vote Number 121).
    On June 6, 2019, Members of the Oversight Subcommittee, 
with the Committee Chairman and Ranking Member, introduced H.R. 
3151, the Taxpayer First Act. This bill was sponsored by 
Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis and Ranking Member 
Mike Kelly, had 27 cosponsors, and generally contained the 
provisions of H.R. 1957. The House suspended the rules and 
passed H.R. 3151 by a voice vote on June 10, 2019. H.R. 3151 
was passed by the Senate on June 13, 2019, without amendment, 
by a voice vote and was signed into law by the President on 
July 1, 2019, becoming Public Law No: 116-25.
    Public Law No. 116-25 amends the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (Code) to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue 
Service (IRS) by putting taxpayers first and modernizing 
operations for the 21st century. The bill established an 
independent appeals process, improved customer service, 
protected low-income taxpayers, required sensible enforcement, 
and advanced cybersecurity, identity protection, and 
information technology.

b) Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education 
        Act (P.L. 116-91)

    On December 1, 2019, Representative Alma Adams and three 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 5363, the Fostering Undergraduate 
Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act. On 
December 10, 2019, the House agreed to suspend the rules and 
pass H.R. 5363 as amended by Yea-Nay Vote 319-96 (Roll no. 
659). On December 10th, the Senate passed the House version 
without amendment by Voice Vote (CR S6956). On December 19, 
2019, H.R. 5363 was signed by the President and became Public 
Law No. 116-91.
    Public Law No. 116-91 provides permanent funding for 
minority-serving institutions and simplifies the federal 
student financial aid process. It also streamlines the Free 
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by requiring the 
IRS to share tax information directly with the Department of 
Education, eliminating at least 22 questions from the FAFSA 
form. In addition, the Act simplifies the process borrowers use 
to enroll or recertify their enrollment in income-driven 
student loan repayment plans by allowing the IRS to share tax 
information with the Department of Education.

c) Increased Funding for the IRS, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 
        (P.L. 116-93)

    On February 13, 2019, Representative Michael McCaul four 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 1158, making consolidated 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 
and for other purposes. On June 10, 2019, the House agreed to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended by voice vote. 
On September 24, 2019, the Senate passed H.R. 1158 with Senate 
Amendment 941 by Unanimous Consent. On December 17, 2019, the 
House passed a motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 
1158 with an amendment consisting of the text of the Rules 
(Committee Print 116-43 by Yea-Nay Vote 280-138 (Roll No. 690). 
On December 17, 2019, the Senate agreed to the House amendment 
to the Senate amendment by Yea-Nay vote 81-11 (Record Vote 
Number: 428). On December 20, 2019, H.R. 1158 was signed by the 
President and became Public Law No. 116-93.
    Public Law No. 116-93 increases the IRS's budget by more 
than $200 million over FY 2019 levels. In April 2019, 
Democratic Members of the Oversight Subcommittee sent a letter 
to the House Committee on Appropriations to express strong 
support for robust funding and staffing for the IRS in the FY 
2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations 
bill. The IRS received $11.5 billion in FY 2020 funding. On May 
9, 2019, the Committee held a hearing entitled ``Understanding 
the Tax Gap and Taxpayer Noncompliance'' that focused on, and 
supported, the need to sufficiently fund the IRS and ensure for 
balanced and fair tax law enforcement.

d) $25 Million Funding for Gun Violence Research, Further Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94)

    On March 25, 2019, Representative Bill Pascrell and 103 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 1865, to require the Secretary of 
the Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of the opening of 
the National Law Enforcement Museum in the District of 
Columbia, and for other purposes. On October 28, 2019, the 
House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1865 as amended 
by voice vote. On November 12, 2020, H.R. 1865 passed the 
Senate by unanimous consent. On December 17, 2019, the House 
passed a motion to concur in the Senate amendment with an 
amendment consisting of the text of the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2020 by the Yeas and Nays: 297-120 (Roll 
No. 689). On December 19, 2019, the Senate agreed to the House 
amendment to the Senate amendment by Yea-Nay Vote 71-23 (Record 
Vote Number: 415). On December 20, 2019, H.R. 1865 was signed 
by the President and became Public Law No. 116-94.
    Public Law No. 116-94 includes a tax package that 
appropriates $25 million for gun violence research, designating 
federal research funding for the first time in more than 20 
years to study a problem that kills nearly 40,000 Americans 
annually. The package provides $12.5 million for each of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National 
Institutes of Health. The Oversight Subcommittee held two 
hearings related to gun violence entitled ``The Public Health 
Consequences and Costs of Gun Violence'' and ``How the Tax Code 
Subsidizes Hate.''

e) Repeal of Code Section 512(a)(7), Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster 
        Relief Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-94)

    On March 25, 2019, Representative Bill Pascrell and 103 
cosponsors introduced H.R. 1865, to require the Secretary of 
the Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of the opening of 
the National Law Enforcement Museum in the District of 
Columbia, and for other purposes. On October 28, 2019, the 
House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1865 as amended 
by voice vote. On November 12, 2020, H.R. 1865 passed the 
Senate by unanimous consent. On December 17, 2019, the House 
passed a motion to concur in the Senate amendment with an 
amendment consisting of the text of the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2020 by the Yeas and Nays: 297-120 (Roll 
No. 689). On December 19, 2019, the Senate agreed to the House 
amendment to the Senate amendment by Yea-Nay Vote 71-23 (Record 
Vote Number: 415). On December 20, 2019, H.R. 1865 was signed 
by the President and became Public Law No. 116-94.
    Public Law No. 116-94 retroactively repeals a provision of 
the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) that imposed unrelated 
business income tax (UBIT) on exempt organizations for 
providing parking and transportation benefits to their 
employees. In June 2019, the Oversight Subcommittee had 
announced and prepared materials for a hearing on repealing 
this provision. While the hearing ultimately did not occur due 
to scheduling reasons, all testimony and materials were entered 
into the record.

                   2. MATERIALS REPORTED TO THE HOUSE

a) Materials Protected Under Section 6103 of the Code

    On July 25, 2019, the Committee voted to go into an 
executive session for consideration of confidential tax return 
information pursuant to 26 U.S.C. Sec. 6103. The Committee 
considered tax return information of President Nixon reviewed 
by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) pursuant to Section 
6103 in preparation of Senate Report 93-768, ``Staff Report of 
the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation, Examination 
of President Nixon's Tax Returns for 1969 through 1972.'' By a 
vote of 25 to 10, the Committee submitted materials pertaining 
to JCT's review to the House. On August 16, 2019, the Committee 
issued H. Rept. 116-186, which discusses the executive session 
and the submitted materials.

          G. Legislative Review of Multi-Jurisdictional Issues


National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
        number unavailable at time of filing)

    On March 26, 2020, Chairman Adam Smith and Ranking Member 
Mac Thornberry introduced H.R. 6395, National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. On July 9, 2020 the 
Committee on Armed Services favorably reported the bill as 
amended (H. Rept. 116-442) with a supplemental report filed on 
July 16, 2020 (H. Rept. 116-442, Part II). On July 21, 2020, 
H.R. 6395 passed the house by the Yeas and Nays: 295-125 (Roll 
no. 152). On November 16, 2020, H.R. 6395 passed the Senate 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute by voice vote. 
The conference report was filed on December 3, 2020 (H. Rept. 
116-617), was agreed to in the House on December 8, 2020 by the 
Yeas and Nays: 335-78, 1 Present (Roll no. 238), and agreed to 
by Senate on December 11, 2020 by Yea-Nay vote: 84-13 (Record 
Vote Number: 264). On December 23, 2020, the President vetoed 
H.R. 6395. On December 28, 2020 the House passed the bill, the 
objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding by 
the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 322-87 (Roll no. 253). On 
January 1, 2021 the Senate passed the bill, the objections of 
the President to the contrary notwithstanding Yea-Nay Vote 81-
13 (Record Vote Number: 292). With the veto overridden by both 
the House and Senate the bill became law.
    The House Ways and Means Committee was granted outside 
conferee status for the National Defense Authorization Act for 
provisions related to the provision of information to states on 
undelivered savings bonds, extension of limitations on the 
importation of uranium from the Russian federation, a proposal 
to create an office of trade and export promotion functions 
within the Department of State, and the appointment of privacy 
and information security officer within regulatory agencies 
including the Internal Revenue Service. Not all provisions for 
which the Ways and Means Committee received outside conferee 
status were included in the final conference report.

                     II. OVERSIGHT ACTIVITY REVIEW


                         A. Oversight Agenda\1\

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Matters under the Committee's Federal Budget Jurisdiction

     Economic and Budget Outlook. Oversight hearings 
and other activities with various Administration officials to 
discuss the President's budget proposals, current economic and 
budget conditions, and limits on the public debt.

Matters under the Committee's Tax Jurisdiction

     Tax Reform. Hearings and other activities related 
to comprehensive reform of the tax code to create a fairer, 
simpler tax code built for growth. Discuss and consider 
appropriate tax relief for families and individuals and 
employers of all sizes.
     Priorities of the Department of the Treasury. 
Hearings with the Treasury Secretary and other Administration 
officials to receive information regarding the Administration's 
tax-related priorities for the 116th Congress. Specifically, 
discuss and consider legislative and administrative proposals 
contained in the President's fiscal year 2020 and 2021 budgets.
     Tax Provisions Contained in Public Law 115-97. 
Hearings and other activities regarding the 2017 tax act (the 
Act), including hearings examining the Act's disparate impact 
across geographical regions, and the Act's effect on income 
inequality, charitable giving, home prices, funding of state 
and local governments, the national debt, wage stagnation, 
levels of business investment (including changes in the number 
of domestic jobs) and stock buybacks. Consider the 
international provisions of the Act, and whether those 
provisions created incentives for multinational corporations to 
move jobs and economic activity offshore and to avoid taxes by 
taking advantage of loopholes created by the Act.
     Infrastructure. Hearings and other activities 
related to robust investment in American infrastructure 
directed at modernizing how Americans travel and the American 
economy grows, creating good jobs and meaningful economic 
development at the local, state, and federal levels. 
Examination of provisions within the Committee's jurisdiction 
to create jobs in a green economy and invest in underdeveloped 
areas, including bond-financing programs and tax credit 
incentives.
     Internal Revenue Service Operations/Administration 
of Tax Laws. Oversight of the major Internal Revenue Service 
programs, including enforcement, collection, taxpayer services, 
returns processing, and information systems. Continue oversight 
over major operating areas of the agency to ensure the nation's 
tax laws are being administered in a fair and impartial manner. 
Consider analyses and reports provided to the Congress by the 
IRS National Taxpayer Advocate, Treasury Inspector General for 
Tax Administration (TIGTA), and the Government Accountability 
Office (GAO). Oversight of IRS funding and staffing levels 
needed to provide taxpayer assistance, enforce the tax law 
effectively and efficiently, and to modernize the IRS 
information technology systems. Evaluate tax return filing 
seasons, including returns processing, availability of taxpayer 
services, and the revision of forms and issuance of guidance. 
Examine proposals and programs to address the ``tax gap'' and 
improve tax law compliance. Discuss proposed funding and 
staffing levels for the IRS, and legislative proposals and 
administrative proposals contained in the President's fiscal 
year 2020 and 2021 budgets.
     Tax-Exempt Organizations. Oversight of Federal tax 
laws, regulations, and filing requirements that affect tax-
exempt organizations, including new requirements under the Act. 
Evaluate overall IRS efforts to provide assistance to and 
monitor tax-exempt organizations, identify areas of non-
compliance, prevent abuse, and ensure timely disclosure to the 
public about tax-exempt organization activities and finances.
     Tax Code Simplification. Oversight of tax code 
complexity, particularly for individuals, with the goal of 
legislative or administrative simplification. Review areas 
where taxpayers and professional return preparers have 
difficulty, including areas where they make the most errors, 
and consider solutions. Evaluate simplification of information 
returns to assist taxpayers in determining taxable income.
     Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Oversight of the 
refundable federal income tax credit designed to assist low to 
moderate-income working individuals and families. Evaluate 
participation rates and administration of the credit.
     Tax Scams and Improper Payments. Oversight of the 
latest tax scams and tax fraud activities with a goal of 
protecting taxpayers and preventing identity theft. Examine IRS 
programs designed to identify and remedy identity theft and tax 
fraud. Consult and review analyses of GAO and TIGTA on this 
subject.
     Federal Excise Taxes and Related Trust Funds. 
Oversight review of Federal excise taxes, including credits and 
refunds, and the trust funds financed by these taxes.
     Pensions and Retirement Security. Oversight review 
of the financial condition, operations, and governance of the 
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), including the 
financial exposure of the PBGC.
     Tax Returns. Oversight of legislative proposals 
and tax law related to Presidential and Vice-Presidential tax 
returns.

Matters under the Committee's Health Jurisdiction

     Health Reform. Hearings and other activities 
related to reform of the health care system to reduce costs, 
lower premiums, expand choices, and ensure access to affordable 
coverage.
     Priorities of the Department of Health and Human 
Services. Oversight hearings with the Health and Human Services 
Secretary to discuss priorities for the 116th Congress and 
concerns related to the delivery of health services and payment 
under Medicare. Specifically, discuss and consider legislative 
and administrative proposals contained in the President's 
fiscal year 2020 budget.
     Health Provisions Contained in the ``Affordable 
Care Act'' (ACA). Hearings and other activities regarding 
various health provisions contained in the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and 
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), known 
collectively as the ACA. Oversight and other activities related 
to ACA health provisions, including its changes to the annual 
updates to Medicare Fee-For-Service's payment rates, changes to 
Medicare Advantage's payment rates, benefit changes to fee-for-
service and Medicare Advantage, and the Center for Medicare and 
Medicaid Innovation.
     Medicare Part A and Part B (Fee-for-Service 
Providers). Oversight of Medicare to ensure efficient use of 
resources, quality of care, and access to providers for 
Medicare beneficiaries. Specific topics include: adequacy and 
appropriateness of provider payments, including incentive 
payments and implementation of reforms to physician payment 
systems; program benefits; patient out-of-pocket costs; 
workforce supply; treatment of specific populations such as 
people with disabilities and low-income beneficiaries; social 
determinants of health and health disparities; prescription 
drug costs; quality improvement efforts; and waste, fraud, and 
abuse activities.
     Medicare Advantage. Oversight of Medicare 
Advantage health plans, including: enrollment; benefit 
packages; quality; beneficiary choice; coding risk adjustment 
and payment accuracy; and submission of encounter data and 
health risk assessments.
     Medicare Part D (Prescription Drug Plans). 
Oversight of the Medicare prescription drug program, including: 
costs of prescription drugs; beneficiary premiums and cost-
sharing; the risk sharing structure and reinsurance; 
improvements to the low income subsidy program; impacts of 
recently enacted legislation and regulations on the Part D 
program; access to retiree prescription drug coverage; and the 
use of Medicare negotiation and competition to lower 
prescription drug costs.
     Medicare Trust Fund Stewardship. Oversight of 
program changes on the Medicare Trust Funds; premium and copay 
levels; provider payments; benefit design, and improvements to 
the program's long-term sustainability.
     CMS Administration. Oversight of CMS, including 
issuance of regulations and their impact on Medicare 
beneficiaries and providers; the adequacy and use of CMS' 
budget and staff; contracting activities; communications with 
beneficiaries; adherence to the Administrative Procedure Act; 
and general agency accountability.
     Private Health Insurance Coverage. Oversight and 
review of private health coverage, including: cost, access, 
subsidies to purchase insurance, benefit design, coverage 
options, pooling mechanisms, and employer-sponsored benefits; 
COBRA; HCTC; health savings accounts and flexible spending 
arrangements; options to reduce the cost of health coverage, 
expand coverage, and address the rate of increase in health 
care costs; the impact of the ACA and related regulations on 
those with private insurance, the uninsured, employers, the 
economy, and state budgets; and adherence to the Administrative 
Procedures Act.
     Surprise Billing. Oversight of the causes and 
consequences of surprise medical bills, state actions to 
protect consumers, and federal options to ensure families are 
not left unprotected from unanticipated charges by health 
providers.
     Prescription Drugs. Oversight of the landscape of 
federal policies that can be changed to lower prescription drug 
prices including tax incentives, payment incentives, and 
misaligned incentives among various entities in the health 
system, as well as ways to directly lower patient cost as well 
as costs overall in health care and costs to taxpayers.

Matters under the Committee's Worker and Family Support Jurisdiction

     Work Support. Review proposals designed to better 
support low-income families in working and increasing their 
earnings so they can escape poverty, including programs and 
policies that help parents qualify for, obtain, and retain good 
jobs.
     Unemployment Compensation. Provide oversight of 
the nation's unemployment compensation benefits and financing 
systems, including those designed to accelerate returns to 
work, and to ensure that they are prepared for future 
recessions.
     Child Welfare. Provide oversight of the nation's 
child welfare programs, including foster care, adoption 
assistance, and child and family service programs under Titles 
IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act. Review state efforts 
to promote adoption, provide prevention services, decrease the 
inappropriate use of congregate care settings, strengthen 
family connections, and successfully address the health and 
educational needs of foster children.
     Paid Family Leave. Review proposals in the 
Committee's jurisdiction to provide paid family leave to 
workers in order to improve economic and family outcomes.

Matters under the Committee's Social Security Jurisdiction

     Adequacy of benefits and options for strengthening 
Social Security. Examine the role of Social Security benefits 
in ensuring economic security for retirees, persons with 
career-ending disabilities, and survivors; how well the program 
is meeting the needs of current and future beneficiaries; and 
financing challenges facing Social Security. In addition, 
compare and contrast options to strengthen Social Security.
     Ability of Social Security Administration (SSA) to 
serve the public and effectively administer benefits. Examine 
SSA's ability to serve the public in person at local field 
offices and hearing offices, as well as by phone and via the 
internet; office closures and other barriers to in-person 
assistance; and the problems of backlogs and service delays, 
including long delays in the disability appeals process. 
Evaluate SSA's ability to prevent errors and detect fraud. 
Oversee SSA's implementation of recent legislation including 
reforms in the representative payment program. Examine the 
adequacy of SSA's administrative budget.
     Access to earned disability benefits. Examine the 
extent to which SSA's policies and procedures ensure due 
process and access to benefits for individuals who meet 
eligibility criteria in the law.
     Information technology, cybersecurity and identity 
theft. Oversee SSA's investments in information technology, 
including its modernization program, cybersecurity at SSA, and 
the prevention of identity theft involving Social Security 
numbers.

Matters under the Committee's Trade Jurisdiction

     Trade Negotiations. Fully exercise Congress' 
constitutional role and oversight responsibilities regarding 
existing and new trade negotiations. Ensure the 
Administration's compliance with statutory Congressional 
notification, consultation, and transparency requirements, with 
the goal of concluding meaningful, comprehensive and high-
ambition agreements, with particular focus on: addressing long-
standing structural and competitively consequential challenges 
with China; the European Union; Asia-Pacific; and other 
relevant trading partners or topical issues. Closely monitor 
the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union to 
determine an appropriate approach and timeline for negotiations 
concerning a trade agreement with the United Kingdom.
     Enforcement. Oversight of enforcement of U.S. 
rights under trade agreements, including the World Trade 
Organization (WTO) Agreements and bilateral and regional free 
trade agreements, to hold U.S. trading partners accountable and 
render commitments secured from trading partners meaningful. 
Oversight of the implementation of the Trade Facilitation and 
Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 to ensure that the new 
enforcement tools in the bill are being fully utilized, 
particularly with respect to evasion of trade remedies, forced 
labor, intellectual property rights violations, currency 
policy, and violations of trade agreements. Particular 
oversight of enforcement activities related to China's WTO 
commitments, as well as continuing barriers imposed by other 
countries and economies. Oversight of the administration of 
U.S. trade remedy laws, as well as enforcement related to U.S. 
intellectual property rights, import safety, and illegal 
transshipment.
     Implemented Trade Agreements and Agreements in the 
Process of Implementation. Oversight of implemented agreements 
with Colombia; Panama; Peru; Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El 
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (CAFTA DR); Oman; 
Bahrain; Singapore; Chile; Australia; Morocco; Jordan; Canada 
and Mexico (NAFTA); and Israel. Oversight of implemented 
elements of the agreement with Korea and provisions of the 2018 
renegotiation that Korea is still in the process of 
implementing. Continued analysis of the impact of these trade 
agreements for American workers, companies, ranchers, and 
farmers. Identify provisions of such trade agreements that 
should be improved or updated.
     Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB). Oversight of the 
implementation of the procedures set forth in the American 
Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016, to include: ensuring 
that the International Trade Commission and the Executive 
Branch perform their roles within the timeframes set forth in 
the bill and maintain an open and transparent process; and 
producing a legislative package of noncontroversial provisions 
for consideration by the House.
     Impact of Trade on U.S. Job Creation. Oversight of 
the impact of trade on U.S. jobs, wages, and economic growth or 
displacement.
     Trade Remedies. Oversight and promotion of the 
enforcement of the trade remedy laws, in compliance with the 
legal and evidentiary requirements established by Congress. 
Oversight of implementation of the Enforce and Protect Act of 
2015 by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to address trade 
remedy evasion and ensure CBP's compliance with the law as 
written. Support of Administration efforts to defend the use of 
the criteria established by Congress to identify non-market 
economy countries for the purposes of antidumping cases.
     China. Oversight of Administration strategies to 
respond to or counteract continued high level of government 
intervention in China's economy. Oversight of systemic problems 
in U.S.-China trade relations, including issues related to 
China's compliance with its commitments and adoption of norms 
reflected in the rules of the WTO; labor and environmental 
standards; consistent lack of protection and enforcement of 
U.S. intellectual property rights; excess production capacity 
for steel, aluminum, and many other commodities; indigenous 
innovation requirements; use of subsidies to advance industrial 
policies; and currency policies. Oversight of enforcement 
issues including ensuring that implementation of U.S. trade 
remedy laws appropriately accounts for China's state 
intervention in its economy.
     Preference Programs. Oversight, reform and renewal 
of major U.S. trade preference programs, including the 
Generalized System of Preferences (expiring December 31, 2020) 
and the African Growth and Opportunity Act.
     Labor. Oversight and promotion of Administration 
efforts to enforce labor obligations in U.S. trade agreements 
and to implement the ban on imports produced as a result of 
forced labor. Continued oversight of U.S. trade agreements 
under which a petition has been filed alleging that the country 
is not complying with the labor obligations in the agreement, 
including Colombia, Peru, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic.
     Environment. Oversight and promotion of 
Administration efforts to enforce environmental obligations in 
U.S. trade agreements. Continued oversight of the U.S.-Peru 
Trade Promotion Agreement which provides for specific, 
additional obligations to address forestry management and trade 
in illegally harvested timber.
     Agriculture. Oversight and promotion of 
Administration efforts to enforce provisions relating to and to 
remove tariff and unjustified non-tariff barriers to U.S. 
agriculture and biotechnology. Continued analysis and 
assessment of the benefits of agriculture exports to U.S. 
farmers, ranchers, companies, workers, and rural communities, 
and the need to increase U.S. agriculture exports.
     Manufacturing. Oversight and promotion of 
Administration efforts to enforce provisions relating to and 
remove tariff and non-tariff barriers to U.S. manufacturing, 
with particular focus on effectively addressing global excess 
production capacity for steel, aluminum, and other commodities. 
Continued analysis and assessment of the impact of 
manufacturing exports to U.S. manufacturers and their 
employees, and the need to increase U.S. manufacturing exports.
     Services. Oversight and promotion of 
Administration efforts to enforce provisions relating to and to 
remove barriers to the U.S. services sector. Analysis and 
assessment of the benefits of services to all sectors of the 
U.S. economy and the need to increase U.S. exports. Oversight 
over ``covered agreement'' insurance negotiations.
     Digital Trade and E-commerce. Oversight regarding 
trade barriers faced by U.S. workers, manufacturers, service 
providers, and the agriculture sector in the area of digital 
trade and e-commerce, particularly with respect to data issues 
(localization measures and dataflows). Oversight regarding how 
to address these issues through enforcement and trade 
negotiations.
     World Trade Organization (WTO). Oversight of U.S. 
goals in the WTO, including reform proposals, negotiations 
(including efforts such as the Environmental Goods Agreement, 
Trade in Services Agreement, relating to fisheries subsidies, 
e-commerce), the functioning and reform of the dispute 
settlement system, and WTO accessions (including consideration 
of legislation granting Permanent Normal Trade Relations status 
and graduation from the Jackson-Vanik amendment's 
requirements). Analysis of the impact of WTO membership for the 
United States, including the U.S. experience and record in WTO 
dispute settlement, the role of a rules-based system for U.S. 
businesses, producers, workers, and consumers, and the cost of 
non-compliance or lack of compliance by other WTO members with 
WTO rules. Monitor the progress of WTO members in undertaking 
the domestic processes necessary to bring the Trade 
Facilitation Agreement into force.
     Trade Sanctions. Oversight concerning import 
sanctions with, among others, Iran, Russia, Cuba, North Korea, 
Syria, and Venezuela.
     Trade Adjustment Assistance. Continued oversight 
concerning the Trade Adjustment Assistance programs for 
workers, firms, communities, and farmers, to monitor the 
effectiveness of these programs in providing training and new 
jobs for displaced workers and determine the parameters for 
effective reform and improvement.
     Priorities of the Office of the United States 
Trade Representative (USTR). Oversight over USTR to evaluate 
priorities for the 116th Congress and the trade agenda, and to 
assure its statutory role with respect to trade policy. 
Possible consideration of authorization, at the earliest 
opportunity. Oversight over trade advisory committees.
     Priorities of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). 
Oversight over CBP and implementation of Customs revenue 
functions. Oversight of the implementation of the Enforce and 
Protect Act of 2015 to ensure that the new enforcement tools 
provided in the bill are being fully utilized by CBP, including 
provisions relating to evasion of trade remedy laws and forced 
labor.
     Priorities of the United States International 
Trade Commission. Oversight over the Commission concerning 
overall priorities and operations. Possible consideration of 
authorization, at the earliest opportunity.
    This list is not intended to be exclusive. The Committee 
anticipates that additional oversight hearings and activities 
will be scheduled as issues arise and as time permits. Also, 
the Committee's oversight priorities and particular concerns 
may change as the 116th Congress progresses over the coming two 
years.

  B. Actions Taken and Recommendations Made With Respect to Oversight 
                                  Plan


                      1. SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT

Actions Taken

                        FULL COMMITTEE HEARINGS

    On May 9, 2019, the Committee received testimony on 
``Understanding the Tax Gap and Taxpayer Noncompliance'' from: 
(i) The Honorable J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General 
for Tax Administration (TIGTA); (ii) Mr. James R. McTigue, 
Director, Tax Issues, Strategic Issues, Government 
Accountability Office (GAO); (iii) Dr. Ben Herndon, Chief 
Research and Analytics Officer, IRS; and (iv) Mr. Kenneth Wood, 
former Deputy Associate Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel 
(International), IRS. The Committee examined the $460 billion 
gross (and $400 million net after enforcement) tax gap. The 
Committee considered the different components of the tax gap, 
the opportunity for noncompliance (especially for high-income 
taxpayers), and the relationship between the size of the tax 
gap and IRS funding and staffing levels.
    On May 16, 2019, the Committee received testimony on 
``Overcoming Racial Disparities and Social Determinants in the 
Maternal Mortality Crisis'' from: (i) The Honorable Robin 
Kelly, Member of Congress, 2nd District of Illinois; (ii) The 
Honorable Jaime Herrera Beutler, Member of Congress, 3rd 
District of Washington; (iii) Ms. Allyson Felix, U.S. Track and 
Field Olympian; (iv) Dr. Patrice A. Harris, President-Elect, 
American Medical Association; (v) Dr. Michael Lu, Senior 
Associate Dean for Academic, Student and Faculty Affairs, 
Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington 
University; (vi) Dr. Melanie Rouse, Maternal Mortality Projects 
Coordinator, Virginia Department of Health, Office of the Chief 
Medical Examiner; (vii) Dr. Loren Robinson, Deputy Secretary 
for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Pennsylvania 
Department of Health; and (viii) Dr. Lisa M. Hollier, Immediate 
Past President and Interim CEO, American College of 
Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The Committee examined actions 
that could reduce the number of pregnancy-related deaths in the 
United States and the range of personal, social, economic, and 
environmental factors that lead to women of color being at a 
higher risk for pregnancy-related complications.
    On February 11, 2020, the Committee received testimony on 
``The Disappearing Corporate Income Tax'' from: (i) Jason 
Furman, Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Harvard 
Kennedy School of Government; (ii) Rebecca Kysar, Professor of 
Law, Fordham University School of Law; (iii) Chye-Ching Huang, 
Director of Federal Fiscal Policy, Center on Budget and Policy 
Priorities; and (iv) Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American 
Action Forum. The Committee examined the impact of the TCJA on 
corporate income tax revenues, the deficit, and tax fairness.

                         SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS

    On February 7, 2019, the Oversight Subcommittee received 
testimony on ``Legislative Proposals and Tax Law Related to 
Presidential and Vice-Presidential Tax Returns'' from: (i) 
Joseph J. Thorndike, Director of the Tax History Project, Tax 
Analysts; (ii) George K. Yin, Professor, University of Virginia 
Law School; (iii) Steven M. Rosenthal, Senior Fellow, Urban-
Brookings Tax Policy Center; (iv) Noah Bookbinder, Executive 
Director, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington; 
and (v) Kenneth J. Kies, Managing Director, Federal Policy 
Group. The Subcommittee examined the history of tax returns 
voluntarily disclosed by Presidents, Vice Presidents, and 
candidates running for those offices, as well as the history of 
taxpayer confidentiality rules (Section 6103 of the Code) and 
present-law exceptions.
    On March 7, 2019, the Oversight Subcommittee received 
testimony at the ``Hearing with the National Taxpayer Advocate 
on the IRS Filing Season'' from Nina E. Olson, National 
Taxpayer Advocate. The Subcommittee examined findings from the 
National Taxpayer Advocate's 2018 Annual Report to Congress and 
discussed legislative recommendations for the 2019 tax return 
filing season.
    On June 19, 2019, the Oversight Subcommittee planned to 
receive testimony on ``Ending the TCJA Tax on Houses of 
Worship, Charities, and Nonprofits'' from: (i) David L. 
Thompson, Vice President of Public Policy, National Council of 
Nonprofits; (ii) Nathan J. Diament, Executive Director for 
Public Policy, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of 
America; (iii) Andrea Barton Reeves, President and CEO, HARC, 
Inc.; (iv) Christopher L. Augostini, Executive Vice President 
for Business and Administration, Emory University; and (v) John 
Graham, President & CEO, American Society of Association 
Executives. While the hearing ultimately did not occur due to 
scheduling reasons, all testimony and materials were entered 
into the record. On January 8, 2020, Chairman Neal and Chairman 
Lewis wrote a letter to the IRS requesting that an expedited 
process be established for tax-exempt organizations to obtain 
refunds of UBIT paid on parking and transportation.
    On September 19, 2019, the Oversight Subcommittee received 
testimony on ``How the Tax Code Subsidizes Hate'' from: (i) Mr. 
Brandon Wolf, Survivor of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting; (ii) 
Mr. Jeff Binkley, Father of Maura Binkley and Founder of 
Maura's Voice; (iii) Dr. Sylvia Y. Acosta, CEO, YWCA El Paso 
Del Norte Region; (iv) Mr. Marcus S. Owens, Partner, Loeb & 
Loeb LLP; and (v) Professor Eugene Volokh, Gary T. Schwartz 
Distinguished Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law. The 
Subcommittee examined hate crimes, gun violence, and the 
exemption from federal tax provided to certain hate groups 
under the Code.
    On September 26, 2019, the Oversight Subcommittee received 
testimony on the ``Public Health Consequences and Costs of Gun 
Violence'' from: (i) The Honorable Danny K. Davis, Member of 
Congress, 7th District of Illinois; (ii) The Honorable Lucy 
McBath, Member of Congress, 6th District of Georgia; (iii) The 
Honorable Mike Thompson, Member of Congress, 5th District of 
California; (iv) The Honorable Jennifer Longdon, Arizona House 
of Representatives (District 24); (v) The Honorable Dr. David 
Satcher, Founding Director and Senior Advisor of the Satcher 
Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine 
(Former Surgeon General of the United States and Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention); (vi) Dr. Susan 
B. Sorenson, Professor of Social Policy, School of Social 
Policy & Practice, Senior Fellow in Public Health, Director, 
Ortner Center on Violence & Abuse, University of Pennsylvania; 
(vii) Dr. Laurie J. Punch, Trauma Surgeon, Barnes-Jewish 
Hospital & Associate Professor of Surgery, Washington 
University School of Medicine; and (viii) Dr. Morissa Henn, 
Community Health Program Director, Intermountain Healthcare. 
The Subcommittee examined gun violence as a public health 
concern, as well as the health care costs, social consequences, 
and economic consequences of gun violence.
    On October 13, 2020, the Oversight Subcommittee received 
testimony on ``Taxpayer Fairness'' from: (i) Ambassador Norm 
Eisen (ret.), Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; (ii) 
Kathleen Clark, Professor of Law, Washington University in St. 
Louis School of Law; (iii) Leandra Lederman, Professor of Law, 
Indiana University Maurer School of Law; (iv) Steven M. 
Rosenthal, Senior Fellow, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center; 
and (v) Andy S. Grewal, Professor & Joseph. F. Rosenfield 
Fellow in Law, The University of Iowa College of Law. The 
Subcommittee examined overall voluntary compliance, a recent 
New York Times series on issues related to the President's tax 
compliance, and inequities in the enforcement of our tax laws.
    On October 20, 2020, the Oversight Subcommittee received 
testimony on ``Maximizing Health Coverage Enrollment'' from: 
(i) The Honorable Marlene Caride, Commissioner, New Jersey 
Department of Banking and Insurance; (ii) Kevin N. Patterson, 
Chief Executive Officer, Connect for Health Colorado; (iii) 
Andy Slavitt, Board Chair, United States of Care; and (iv) 
Chris Pope, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute. The 
Subcommittee examined the significance of maximizing enrollment 
in quality affordable health coverage and state actions 
implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its provisions 
to expand access to coverage and increase affordability.
    On November 20, 2020, the Oversight Subcommittee received 
testimony at the ``Hearing with the IRS Commissioner'' from the 
Honorable Charles P. Rettig, IRS Commissioner. The Subcommittee 
examined overall operations of the IRS and the impact of the 
coronavirus pandemic on IRS operations.

                             INVESTIGATIONS

a) Mandatory Audit Program for Presidential Tax Returns

    As noted above, the Oversight Subcommittee held hearings 
relating to Presidential tax returns on February 7, 2019, and 
October 13, 2020, and the Committee reviewed Presidential tax 
return information in executive session on July 25, 2019. 
Additionally, during the 116th Congress, the Committee 
considered legislative proposals and conducted oversight 
concerning the IRS's mandatory audit program for the returns of 
a sitting President and Vice President. Those efforts are still 
ongoing because of the Administration's refusal to provide the 
Committee with requested documents throughout this Congress. 
Among other things, the Committee has sought to determine 
whether legislative changes are necessary to ensure that the 
IRS is able to treat a sitting President--the head of the 
Executive Branch--like any other taxpayer.
    This work also relates to the Committee's ongoing efforts 
to increase transparency regarding the tax returns of sitting 
Presidents, Vice Presidents, and candidates for those offices. 
Specifically, Title X of H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 
2019, which passed the House on March 8, 2019, mandates that 
the President, the Vice President, and candidates for President 
and Vice President must publicly disclose income tax returns 
for 10 years.
    In addition to the Committee and Oversight Subcommittee 
holding various hearings and an executive session where these 
issues were raised, the Committee Chairman also requested 
certain documents under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 6103 from Treasury and 
initiated litigation that is pending in federal court. 
Noteworthy oversight activities include:
    1. April 3, 2019: Chairman Neal sent a letter to the IRS 
requesting the President's tax returns and return information 
under Section 6103 of the Code.
    2. April 13, 2019: Chairman Neal sent a follow-up letter to 
the IRS reiterating his Section 6103 request for the 
President's tax returns and return information.
    3. May 10, 2019: Chairman Neal sent subpoenas to IRS 
Commissioner Rettig and Secretary Mnuchin for the President's 
tax returns and return information.
    4. June 10, 2019: Oversight Subcommittee staff received a 
briefing from Treasury and IRS officials and asked hundreds of 
questions about the mandatory audit program, most of which went 
unanswered.
    5. June 28, 2019: Chairman Neal sent a letter to Treasury 
and the IRS regarding concerns raised by the June 10 briefing.
    6. July 2, 2019: The Committee filed a lawsuit in federal 
court.
    7. September 30, 2020: Chairman Pascrell sent a letter to 
the President urging him to release his tax returns.
    8. September 30, 2020: Chairman Pascrell sent a letter to 
IRS Commissioner Rettig urging him to comply with Chairman 
Neal's April 3, 2019, request and inviting him to testify 
before the Subcommittee.

b) IRS Operations

    In addition to the Committee and Subcommittee hearings 
listed above on IRS operations, the Committee and Oversight 
Subcommittee have conducted regular oversight of IRS 
operations, including tax administration, agency funding and 
staffing, and the tax return filing season.
    With respect to the review of IRS operations due to a lapse 
in the FY 2019 appropriations for Treasury, relevant oversight 
activities include:
    1. January 4, 2019: Chairman Neal wrote to Treasury and the 
IRS regarding the impact of the lapse in funding (the partial 
government shutdown) and the furlough of 70,000 employees on 
the IRS's preparedness for the upcoming filing season.
    2. January 29, 2019: Chairman Lewis and Ranking Member 
Kelly wrote to the IRS seeking immediate guidance for taxpayers 
who were unable to receive assistance during the partial 
government shutdown.
    3. November 21, 2019: Chairman Lewis and Appropriations 
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government 
Chairman Quigley wrote to the IRS regarding the GAO opinion 
that the IRS violated the Anti-Deficiency Act.
    With respect to the review of 2019 income tax return filing 
season issues, relevant oversight activities include:
    1. February 12, 2019: Chairman Lewis and Representative Chu 
wrote to Treasury and the IRS regarding incorporating the tax 
changes in the TCJA into withholding calculations.
    2. February 14, 2019: Chairman Neal and Chairman Lewis 
wrote to the IRS regarding the usability of the ``postcard'' 
1040 and its schedules.
    3. February 27, 2019: Chairman Neal and Chairman Lewis sent 
a letter following up on the February 14, 2019 request.
    4. May 9, 2019: Chairman Neal, Ranking Member Brady, 
Chairman Lewis and Ranking Member Kelly wrote to Treasury 
regarding the Free File Program.
    5. October 28, 2019: Chairman Lewis and Ranking Member 
Kelly wrote to the IRS regarding the MITRE Corporation's review 
of the IRS's development of the ``postcard'' 1040.
    The pandemic impacted the ability of taxpayers, tax 
practitioners, and the IRS to operate during the tax return 
filing season and 2020. With respect to the review of the 
impact of the pandemic on IRS operations, relevant oversight 
activities include:
    1. March 10, 2020: Chairman Neal, Chairman Lewis and 23 
Committee Members wrote to the IRS requesting evaluation of the 
extension of the tax return filing season.
    2. March 19, 2020: Chairman Neal wrote a letter to Treasury 
regarding the extension of the April 15 tax deadline.
    3. March 25, 2020: Chairman Lewis sent a letter to the IRS 
asking the agency to require private debt collectors to stop 
calling taxpayers and sending notices during the pandemic.
    4. April 25, 2020: Chairman Neal and Chairman Lewis issued 
a press release providing that the IRS should not require 
employees to return to work until the IRS provides necessary 
personal protective equipment (PPE).
    5. June 11, 2020: Chairman Neal and Chairman Lewis wrote to 
the IRS regarding the issuance of balance due notices and 
requesting consideration of penalty waivers.
    6. June 25, 2020: Chairman Neal sent a letter to TIGTA 
requesting a review of the issuance of balance due notices.
    7. August 19, 2020: Chairman Neal sent a letter to the IRS 
regarding erroneous notices issued to taxpayers and requested 
that notices be held until the backlog in the IRS's unopened 
mail is addressed.
    8. October 22, 2020: Chairman Neal and Chairman Pascrell 
wrote a letter to the IRS regarding current backlogs and 
readiness for the upcoming filing season in 2021.
    Other issues related to IRS operations and tax 
administration were addressed with the following relevant 
oversight activities:
    1. June 3, 2019: Chairman Neal wrote to the IRS requesting 
guidance on certain federal tax laws related to family and 
medical leave.
    2. July 19, 2019: Chairman Neal and Chairman Lewis wrote to 
the IRS regarding sharing tax information related to 
citizenship with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other 
agencies.
    3. October 24, 2019: Chairman Lewis and Ranking Member 
Kelly wrote to the IRS regarding the IRS private debt 
collection program.
    4. June 1, 2020: Chairman Neal wrote to Treasury requesting 
information regarding high-income non-filers' tax compliance in 
follow up to a TIGTA report.
    5. October 20, 2020: Chairman Pascrell and the Subcommittee 
Democratic Members wrote to Treasury requesting action to 
address the erroneous revocation notices sent to more than 
30,000 nonprofit organizations.
    6. November 3, 2020: Chairman Pascrell and the Subcommittee 
Democratic Members wrote to Treasury and the IRS regarding the 
implementation of the Schedule F Executive Order 13957 signed 
by the President on October 21, 2020.

c) Economic Impact Payments

    As noted above, on November 20, 2020, the Oversight 
Subcommittee heard testimony from the IRS Commissioner 
regarding the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on IRS 
operations. In addition to holding this hearing, the Oversight 
Subcommittee has conducted robust oversight of the IRS's work 
to administer pandemic-related relief. In March 2020, Congress 
passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security 
(CARES) Act, which authorized the IRS to issue ``stimulus 
checks,'' or economic impact payments (EIPs), to hundreds of 
millions of Americans. Since March, the Oversight Subcommittee 
has conducted oversight of the IRS's efforts to issue these 
payments and resolve constituents' questions or issues. 
Importantly, the Oversight Subcommittee has sought to ensure 
that the most vulnerable Americans are not left behind by the 
IRS's payment efforts. Relevant oversight activities include:
    1. March 31, 2020: Chairman Neal sent a letter to the Free 
File Alliance requesting that the Alliance help non-filers 
access EIPs.
    2. March 31, 2020: Chairman Neal called on Treasury to 
issue EIPs automatically to Social Security and Veterans 
Affairs (VA) beneficiaries and recipients of Supplemental 
Security Income (SSI) and not require them to file any 
additional tax forms. Following Chairman Neal's request, on 
April 1, 2020, Treasury announced that Social Security 
beneficiaries would automatically receive EIPs.
    3. April 3, 2020: Chairman Neal, Chairman Takano, and 
Chairman Davis sent a letter urging Treasury and the IRS to 
automatically send EIPs to recipients of SSI and VA benefits. 
Following the Chairmen's request, on April 15, 2020, the IRS 
announced that SSI recipients would automatically receive EIPs. 
On April 17, 2020, the IRS announced that recipients of VA 
benefits also would receive EIPs automatically.
    4. April 15, 2020: Chairman Lewis and Chairman Thompson 
sent a letter to Treasury regarding reports that paper checks 
were being delayed so that Treasury could print the President's 
name on the checks.
    5. April 21, 2020: Chairman Lewis and Chairman Thompson 
sent a letter to Treasury on direct deposit issues that caused 
stimulus payments to be returned to Treasury.
    6. April 21, 2020: Chairman Larson and Chairman Davis sent 
a letter to Treasury requesting that Social Security and 
Railroad Retirement Board beneficiaries be given additional 
time to register dependents on the non-filer portal.
    7. April 30, 2020: Chairman Neal sent a letter to request 
that the IRS promptly reschedule a public EIP briefing that the 
IRS abruptly canceled.
    8. May 28, 2020: Oversight Subcommittee Democratic Members 
sent a letter to Treasury demanding answers on the use of 
prepaid debit cards to deliver EIPs.
    9. May 28, 2020: Chairman Neal and Chairman Lewis sent a 
letter to request weekly reports from Treasury on the delivery 
of EIPs.
    10. June 8, 2020: Chairman Neal and Chairman Pallone sent a 
letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 
requesting that action be taken to prevent nursing homes and 
assisted living facilities from seizing residents' EIPs.
    11. July 1, 2020: Chairman Neal and Chairman Lewis sent a 
letter to the IRS urging the agency to take all steps necessary 
to ensure Americans would not have to wait until 2021 to 
receive the full EIP amounts for which they are eligible.
    12. July 17, 2020: Chairman Davis, together with Members of 
the Congressional Black Caucus, sent a letter to the IRS 
regarding EIPs for incarcerated individuals.
    13. July 27, 2020: Chairman Neal and Ranking Member Wyden 
sent a letter to Treasury and the IRS regarding outstanding EIP 
issues and the need for improved taxpayer assistance.
    14. August 10, 2020: Chairman Neal and Representative 
Slotkin sent a letter to the IRS requesting more taxpayer 
assistance to resolve EIP issues.
    15. August 27, 2020: Chairman Neal, Representative Hayes, 
and other Democratic House Members sent a letter to the IRS 
requesting improved taxpayer assistance regarding EIPs.
    16. September 10, 2020: Chairman Neal sent a letter to the 
IRS urging the agency to begin mailing letters to non-filers 
who had not yet registered for EIPs.
    17. October 5, 2020: Chairman Davis, together with Members 
of the Congressional Black Caucus, sent a letter to Treasury 
regarding EIPs for incarcerated individuals.
    18. December 3, 2020: Democrats on the Committee sent a 
letter to the IRS urging the agency to continue working EIP 
cases through December 31, 2020, and requesting that they keep 
the IRS mailbox for congressional offices open through the next 
filing season.

d) Paycheck Protection Program

    Another key component of the CARES Act was the Paycheck 
Protection Program (PPP), which authorized loans for small 
businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. In a joint 
effort with the Committee on Financial Services and Committee 
on Small Business, the Committee requested and received 
information on the more than 5 million PPP loans. The Oversight 
Subcommittee reviewed this information and provided reports on 
relevant district- and state-level data to each Committee 
Member. Relevant oversight activities include:
    1. June 13, 2020: Chairman Neal, Chairwoman Velazquez, and 
Chairwoman Waters sent a letter to Treasury and the Small 
Business Administration (SBA) requesting PPP loan data.
    2. July 28, 2020: Chairman Neal, Chairwoman Waters, and 
Chairwoman Velazquez sent a letter to Treasury and SBA 
regarding PPP loans and minority-owned businesses.

e) Other Coronavirus Pandemic Response

    In addition to hearing from Commissioner Rettig on the 
IRS's COVID-19 relief efforts on November 20, 2020, the 
Committee has conducted additional oversight regarding the 
federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, 
including PPE shortages, the safety of federal employees, 
expanding access to health coverage, taxpayer protections, and 
the distribution of funds available under the CARES Act to 
health care providers. Relevant oversight activities include:
    1. March 27, 2020: Chairman Neal, Chairman Scott, Ranking 
Member Wyden, Ranking Member Murray, and Representative Sanchez 
sent a letter to the Department of Education to request the 
return of all amounts garnished from federal tax refunds for 
unpaid student loan debt during the filing season.
    2. April 1, 2020: Chairman Neal sent a letter to Vice 
President Pence regarding the shortage of PPE affecting health 
care providers and states.
    3. April 2, 2020: Chairman Neal sent a letter to the 
Department of Labor (DOL) regarding additional funding for 
states to deal with soaring unemployment claims because of the 
COVID-19 pandemic.
    4. April 3, 2020: Chairman Neal, Chairman Pallone, Chairman 
Scott, Ranking Member Wyden, and Ranking Member Murray sent a 
letter to Vice President Pence and the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS) requesting the establishment of a special 
enrollment period in the ACA Marketplaces in response to COVID-
19.
    5. April 10, 2020: Chairman Neal and Representative DelBene 
sent a letter to Treasury and the IRS requesting that they use 
their disaster authority to provide relief related to the 
development of affordable rental housing.
    6. April 13, 2020: Chairman Neal, Chairman Pallone, 
Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Wyden, and Ranking Member Murray 
sent a letter to HHS, Treasury, and DOL requesting the 
establishment of a special enrollment period in the ACA 
Marketplaces as well as requesting information about other 
actions that could support consumers secure health coverage 
amidst the pandemic.
    7. May 7, 2020: Chairman Neal and Chairman Pallone sent a 
letter to HHS and CMS concerning the methodology and 
distribution of COVID-19 funds to health care providers.
    8. May 28, 2020: Chairman Neal sent a letter to Vice 
President Pence concerning outstanding requests the Committee 
sent to the Administration regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
    9. June 15, 2020: Chairman Neal, Chairman Pallone, Chairman 
Scott, Ranking Member Wyden, and Ranking Member Murray sent a 
letter to CMS and HHS regarding information associated with 
special enrollment periods.
    10. July 7, 2020: Chairman Neal, Chairman Pallone, Chairman 
Scott, Ranking Member Wyden, and Ranking Member Murray sent a 
letter to HHS, Treasury, and DOL regarding implementation of 
the CARES Act and insurance coverage for COVID-19 testing.
    11. July 27, 2020: Chairman Neal sent a letter to HHS 
regarding CDC data collection from hospitals related to COVID-
19.
    12. July 31, 2020: Chairman Neal and Representative 
Pressley sent a letter to Treasury regarding racial inequities 
in the implementation of the CARES Act and administration of 
the Code.
    13. August 4, 2020: Chairman Neal, Chairman Nadler, and 
Chairwoman Lofgren sent a letter to the Department of State, 
Department of Homeland Security, and DOL regarding restrictions 
placed on certain health care workers and researchers needed 
amidst the pandemic.
    14. September 15, 2020: Chairman Neal sent a letter to HHS 
concerning the process associated with the revision and 
publication of certain public health reports associated with 
COVID-19.
    15. September 24, 2020: Chairman Neal and Chairman Pascrell 
sent a letter to HHS regarding the decision not to send 
reusable face masks to Americans.
    16. November 2, 2020: Chairman Pascrell, Chairman Doggett, 
Chairman Davis, and Chairman Blumenauer sent a letter to the 
Office of Personnel Management regarding steps being taken to 
protect federal employees amidst the pandemic.

f) Opportunity Zones

    In addition to holding various hearings at which the 
impacts of the TCJA were discussed, during the 116th Congress, 
the Committee conducted oversight of ``opportunity zones,'' 
which are designated areas created under the TCJA in which 
investors can invest capital gains and receive favorable tax 
treatment. Opportunity zones have received a lot of attention 
in recent years due to concerns that there are few guardrails 
in place to ensure that investments are benefiting the 
communities in which they are located. The Oversight 
Subcommittee has sought to determine whether this program 
unduly benefits wealthy investors and whether legislative 
changes are necessary to improve the program. Relevant 
oversight activities include:
    1. October 29, 2019: Chairman Lewis and Chairman Thompson 
led a bipartisan roundtable for Committee Members on 
opportunity zones. Witnesses included: (i) Brett Theodos, 
Senior Fellow, Urban Institute; (ii) David Phinney, wine 
entrepreneur and owner of Savage & Cooke; (iii) John Persinger, 
CEO, Erie Downtown Development Corporation; and (iv) John 
Lettieri, President and CEO, Economic Innovation Group.
    2. November 4, 2019: Chairman Neal, Ranking Member Wyden, 
Chairman Lewis, and Senator Booker wrote a letter to GAO 
requesting a study on the effectiveness of opportunity zones, 
zone designations, and compliance.
    3. November 4, 2019: Chairman Neal and Ranking Member Wyden 
sent a letter to Treasury regarding the opportunity zone 
designation process.

g) Maternal Mortality

    In addition to the hearing held by the Committee on May 16, 
2019, the Committee, on a bipartisan basis, conducted oversight 
related to federal efforts to address the maternal mortality 
crisis. On May 21, 2019, Chairman Neal and Ranking Member Brady 
sent letters to HHS and GAO requesting a comprehensive review 
of programs and models related to maternal mortality, as well 
as an analysis of relevant data.

h) ACA Implementation

    In addition to the October 20, 2020 hearing on ``Maximizing 
Health Coverage Enrollment,'' the Committee conducted oversight 
regarding how federal agencies have implemented various 
provisions of the ACA, including matters related to coverage 
options that do not provide comprehensive benefits, outreach 
and enrollment, and nondiscrimination protections. In addition 
to the hearing noted above, relevant oversight activities 
include:
    1. January 8, 2019: Chairman Neal, Chairman Scott, Chairman 
Pallone, Ranking Member Wyden, and Ranking Member Murray sent a 
letter to HHS, Treasury, DOL, and the Office of Management and 
Budget requesting information on the final regulation expanding 
the availability of short-term, limited-duration insurance 
plans.
    2. January 10, 2019: Chairman Neal, Chairman Scott, 
Chairman Pallone, Ranking Member Wyden, and Ranking Member 
Murray sent a letter to HHS and CMS regarding how the 
Administration utilizes user fees to support ACA Marketplaces.
    3. January 14, 2019: Chairman Neal, Chairman Scott, 
Chairman Pallone, Ranking Member Wyden, Ranking Member Murray, 
and Ranking Member Casey sent a letter to Treasury and HHS 
regarding the effects of the government shutdown on consumers 
enrolled in Marketplace coverage.
    4. April 8, 2019: Chairman Neal, Chairman Cummings, 
Chairman Pallone, Chairman Scott, and Chairman Nadler sent 
letters to HHS, CMS, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the 
White House Counsel requesting documents related to the 
decision not to defend the ACA.
    5. June 4, 2019: Chairman Neal and Chairman Pallone sent a 
letter to CMS regarding efforts to expand direct enrollment 
through the Federal Marketplace.
    6. June 13, 2019: Chairman Neal, Chairman Pallone, and 
Chairman Scott wrote a letter to HHS and CMS regarding proposed 
policies related to Marketplace enrollment and the 
affordability of premiums.
    7. June 28, 2019: Chairman Neal, Chairman Pallone, and 
Chairman Scott sent a follow-up letter to CMS concerning the 
June 13, 2019 letter.
    8. July 1, 2019: Chairman Neal, Chairman Pallone, and 
Chairman Scott sent a letter to Treasury regarding proposed 
policies related to Marketplace enrollment and the 
affordability of premiums.
    9. November 21, 2019: Chairman Neal, Chairman Pallone, 
Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Wyden, and Ranking Member Murray 
wrote a letter to HHS and CMS regarding technical failures on 
HealthCare.gov.
    10. December 13, 2019: Chairman Neal, Chairman Pallone, 
Ranking Member Murray, and Ranking Member Wyden wrote a letter 
to HHS and CMS regarding efforts by Idaho's state-based 
Marketplace to offer plans that do not meet the ACA's consumer 
protection requirements.
    11. December 17, 2019: Chairman Neal wrote a letter to the 
HHS Acting Inspector General regarding technical difficulties 
related to the HealthCare.gov and Medicare.gov websites.
    12. December 17, 2019: Chairman Neal and the Democratic 
Members of the Committee wrote a letter to HHS and CMS 
regarding the technical difficulties for consumers enrolling on 
HealthCare.gov.
    13. May 1, 2020: Chairman Neal, Chairman Pallone, Chairman 
Scott, and Chairwoman Maloney sent a letter to HHS concerning 
regulatory changes affecting nondiscrimination protections 
under the ACA.
    14. July 8, 2020: Chairman Neal, Chairman Pallone, Chairman 
Scott, and Chairwoman Maloney sent a letter to HHS concerning 
regulatory changes affecting nondiscrimination protections 
under the ACA.
    15. September 16, 2020: Chairman Neal, Chairman Pallone, 
Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Wyden, and Ranking Member Murray 
sent a letter to HHS, CMS, Treasury, and IRS concerning 
Georgia's waiver request under Section 1332 of the ACA.

i) Foster Care Nondiscrimination Requirements

    During the 116th Congress, the Committee became aware of a 
waiver that was granted to South Carolina by HHS. The waiver 
allowed an exemption from HHS regulations that prohibit 
discrimination in the state's child welfare system. In 
response, Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis and Worker 
and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis, 
requested an investigation into the Administration's decision 
to grant this waiver. The investigation included: a bipartisan 
request for an independent analysis from the GAO; requests for 
information from HHS, state officials in South Carolina and 
Texas, Miracle Hill Ministries (Miracle Hill), and leading 
child welfare and nondiscrimination experts; and a review of 
relevant documents and communications.
    On August 19, 2020, the Committee released a Majority staff 
report with its findings and recommendations. The staff report 
found many issues of concern, including: HHS granted a waiver 
to South Carolina that was improper and unprecedented, the 
waiver violates the statutory mandate to act in the best 
interest of the child, the waiver disproportionately harms 
LGBTQ foster youth, and the waiver set a precedent for 
discrimination and harm to individuals outside of South 
Carolina. The staff report recommended the following: (i) HHS 
should immediately withdraw the South Carolina waiver to ensure 
the safety and protection of children; (ii) HHS should consult 
with internal and external child welfare experts and publish 
their comments before making major policy changes not mandated 
by Congress; (iii) HHS must provide Congress with requested 
materials for the purpose of its ongoing review of the waiver 
process and oversight of agency actions; and (iv) HHS should 
ensure that publicly funded grants do not fund discrimination 
against individuals based on organizational beliefs.
    In connection with this investigation, relevant oversight 
activities include:
    1. March 21, 2019: Chairman Lewis and Chairman Davis sent a 
letter to HHS senior officials in the Office of Civil Rights 
and the Administration for Children and Families. The staff 
report included certain documents produced by HHS to the 
Committee as an Appendix.
    2. April 15, 2019: Chairman Lewis and Chairman Davis wrote 
a letter to GAO regarding waivers from nondiscrimination 
requirements in the child welfare system. The Ranking Members 
of the Oversight and Worker and Family Support Subcommittees 
subsequently joined this request in a letter dated May 30, 
2019. The staff report included GAO's response, publicly 
released on November 25, 2019, entitled ``Various HHS Offices 
Provided Input on Decision to Grant Exception from Religious 
Nondiscrimination Requirement'' as an Appendix.
    3. May 1, 2019: Chairman Lewis and Chairman Davis sent 
letters to South Carolina and Texas state officials, as well as 
to Miracle Hill, concerning nondiscrimination requirements in 
the child welfare system.
    4. July 11, 2019: Chairman Lewis and Chairman Davis sent 
letters to the following child welfare and nondiscrimination 
experts--The American Academy of Pediatrics, The American Civil 
Liberties Union, Americans United for Separation of Church and 
State, The Children's Defense Fund, The Center for the Study of 
Social Policy, The Child Welfare League of America, FosterClub, 
Family Equality, The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, 
South Carolina Equality Inc., Voice for Adoption, and the 
Williams Institute. The staff report included the responses 
received from these experts as an Appendix.

j) General Health

    In addition to the hearings described above, the Committee 
conducted oversight with respect to health care matters under 
its jurisdiction over the course of the 116th Congress. 
Relevant oversight activities include:
    1. January 9, 2019: Chairman Neal and Ranking Member Brady 
wrote a letter to CMS encouraging opportunities for public 
input throughout model development.
    2. January 22, 2019: Chairman Neal wrote a letter to CMS 
regarding the use of anti-psychotics in nursing homes.
    3. May 22, 2019: Chairman Neal, Chairman Lewis, and 
Chairman Larson wrote a letter to the Social Security 
Administration (SSA) and CMS regarding Medicare Advantage and 
Medicare Part D members not having premiums withheld for 
several months.
    4. May 22, 2019: Chairman Neal wrote a letter to the Office 
of Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development (HUD) requesting an investigation of related party 
transactions among all Section 232 nursing homes.
    5. May 22, 2019: Chairman Neal wrote a letter to HUD 
regarding the Office of Residential Care Facilities exempting 
Section 232 nursing homes from Real Estate Assessment Center 
inspections.
    6. May 24, 2019: Chairman Neal wrote a letter to HHS 
regarding the pending electronic transaction standards for 
health care attachments.
    7. May 24, 2019: Chairman Neal wrote a letter to HHS on the 
Administration's notification of enforcement regarding HIPAA 
Civil Money penalties.
    8. December 10, 2019: Chairman Neal, Chairman Pallone, 
Ranking Member Walden, and Ranking Member Brady sent a letter 
to CMS regarding the Medicare Plan Finder generating incorrect 
results.
    9. September 30, 2020: Subcommittee Chairman Pascrell and 
Chairman Doggett sent a letter to HHS on the potential plan to 
send Medicare beneficiaries prescription drug coupon cards.
    10. October 13, 2020: Chairman Neal, Chairman Pallone, and 
Ranking Member Wyden wrote a letter to HHS and GAO regarding 
the President's consideration of drug discount cards.
    11. October 20, 2020: Chairman Neal, Chairman Pallone, and 
Ranking Member Wyden sent a letter to HHS following up on their 
October 13, 2020 letter.

k) Other Matters Under the Committee's Jurisdiction

    The Committee has broad jurisdiction over many policy areas 
and programs that touch millions of Americans. With respect to 
oversight of these areas, relevant activities include:
    1. January 10, 2019: Chairman Neal sent a letter to 
Treasury regarding companies that were previously majority 
owned by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
    2. June 28, 2019: Chairman Neal, Chairman Lewis, and 
Chairman Larson wrote a letter to SSA regarding the decision to 
resume mailing no match letters.
    3. November 21, 2019: Chairman Lewis, Chairman Larson, 
Chairman Davis, and Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health, Human Services, and Education Chairwoman DeLauro wrote 
a letter to SSA regarding information associated with telework 
options.
    4. December 9, 2019: Committee Democrats sent a letter to 
HHS regarding the enforcement of nondiscrimination laws.
    5. April 10, 2020: House Committee leaders, including 
Chairman Neal, sent a letter to the DOJ Inspector General about 
the independence of inspectors general.
    6. May 1, 2020: Chairman Neal and Committee Democrats sent 
a letter to Treasury and HHS regarding COVID-19 dollars being 
distributed to federally recognized tribal governments.
    7. June 24, 2020: Chairman Neal sent a letter to the Office 
of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) regarding 
potential misconduct by agency officials.
    8. July 1, 2020: Chairman Neal and Representative Murphy 
sent a letter to DOL regarding Floridians seeking unemployment 
benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    9. July 15, 2020: Chairman Neal sent a letter to USTR 
following up on the June 24, 2020 inquiry regarding potential 
misconduct by agency officials.
    10. July 15, 2020: Chairman Neal sent letters to TIGTA and 
the IRS regarding a potential violation of Section 7217 of the 
Code by the President.
    11. October 13, 2020: Chairman Neal and Chairman Pallone 
sent a letter to Treasury regarding the withholding of certain 
reimbursements to the New York Fire Department World Trade 
Center Health Program. On October 22, 2020, Treasury informed 
Chairman Neal and Chairman Pallone that such payments would no 
longer be subject to offset for unrelated federal debts owed by 
New York City.
    12. October 28, 2020: Subcommittee Chairman Pascrell and 
other House Committee leaders sent a letter to the DOJ 
Inspector General and the Acting Inspector General of the 
Intelligence Community regarding decisions associated with the 
President's finances.
    13. November 10, 2020: Chairman Neal and other House 
Committee leaders sent a letter to numerous federal agencies 
regarding record retention pertaining to the outgoing 
Administration.
    14. November 23, 2020: Chairman Neal sent a letter to the 
General Services Administration urging the Administrator to 
immediately ascertain the results of the 2020 Presidential 
Election and allow the transition process to proceed.
    15. November 25, 2020: Chairman Neal and other House 
Committee leaders sent a letter to 61 federal agencies 
requesting information on conversions of political appointees 
to civil service positions.
    16. November 30, 2020: Chairman Pascrell, Chairman Doggett, 
and Chairman Davis sent a letter to HHS opposing a proposed 
rule that would improperly sunset certain regulations.

                        2. SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE

Actions Taken

                        FULL COMMITTEE HEARINGS

    On February 27, 2019, the Committee held a hearing on 
``U.S.-China Trade,'' with Ambassador Lighthizer as the sole 
witness at the hearing.
    On June 19, 2019, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2019 Trade Policy Agenda: Negotiations with China, Japan, the 
EU, and UK; new NAFTA/USMCA; U.S. Participation in the WTO; and 
other matters,'' with Ambassador Lighthizer as the sole witness 
at the hearing.
    On February 26, 2020, the Committee held a hearing on 
``U.S.-China Trade and Competition.'' Witnesses included Tim 
Stratford, Managing Partner in Covington & Burling LLP's 
Beijing office and the former Assistant U.S. Trade 
Representative for China Affairs from 2005-10; Thea Lee, the 
President of the Economic Policy Institute and a commissioner 
on the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission; L. 
Rafael Reif, the President of the Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology; Owen Herrnstadt, the Chief of Staff to the 
International President of the International Association of 
Machinists and Aerospace Workers; Tim Dufault of Dufault Farms 
in Crookston, MN; and Richard Guebert, Jr., the President of 
the Illinois Farm Bureau.
    On June 17, 2020, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2020 Trade Policy Agenda,'' with Ambassador Lighthizer as the 
hearing's sole witness.

                          SUBCOMMITEE HEARINGS

    On March 27, 2019, the Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
on ``Trade and Labor: Creating and Enforcing Rules to Benefit 
American Workers,'' in which Members and witnesses discussed 
the labor provisions in the renegotiated NAFTA, among other 
issues. Witnesses included Celeste Drake, Trade and 
Globalization Policy Specialist at the AFL-CIO; Shane Larson, 
Director of Legislation, Politics and International Affairs at 
the Communication Workers of America (CWA); Josh Nassar, 
Legislative Director at the United Auto Workers (UAW); Holly 
Hart, Assistant to the International President at the United 
Steelworkers (USW); Steve Catanese, President of the Local 668 
Chapter of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in 
Pennsylvania; Thea Lee, President at the Economic Policy 
Institute (EPI); and Susan Monteverde, Vice President for 
Government Relations at the American Association of Port 
Authorities (AAPA).
    On May 22, 2019, the Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
on ``Enforcement in the New NAFTA'' to hear from witnesses on 
the enforcement provisions in the renegotiated NAFTA. Witnesses 
included Beth Baltzan, Principal at American Phoenix Trade 
Advisory Services PLLC; Owen Herrnstadt, Chief of Staff to the 
International President of the International Association of 
Machinists and Aerospace Workers; Sandra Polaski, an 
independent expert and the former Deputy Director-General for 
Policy at the International Labor Organization; Alexander von 
Bismarck, Executive Director at the Environmental Investigation 
Agency U.S.; and Devry Boughner Vorwerk, Corporate Vice 
President for Global Corporate Affairs at Cargill, Inc.
    On June 25, 2019, the Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
on ``Mexico's Labor Reform: Opportunities and Challenges for an 
Improved NAFTA'' on the progress of Mexico's labor reform 
implementation undertaken to comply with the provisions in the 
renegotiated NAFTA. Witnesses included Joyce Sadka, the interim 
head of the Law Department and a Professor and Research in the 
Department of Law and Center for Economic Research at the 
Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico; Gladys Cisneros, the 
Program Director for Mexico at the Solidarity Center; Harley 
Shaiken, Professor and Director of the Center for Latin 
American Studies at University of California Berkeley; and 
Cathy Feingold, the Director of the International Department at 
the AFL-CIO.
    On November 20, 2019, the Subcommittee on Trade held a 
hearing on ``U.S.-Japan Trade Agreements.'' Witnesses included 
Darci Vetter, the Global Lead for Public Affairs and the Vice 
Chair of Agriculture & Food for Edelman U.S. Public Affairs; 
Matthew Goodman, Senior Vice President, Simon Chair in 
Political Economy, and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics at 
the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Josh 
Nassar, the Legislative Director for the United Auto Workers; 
and Russel Boening, the owner of Loma Vista Farms and Boening 
Bros. Dairy Inc. and the President of the Texas Farm Bureau.
    On February 6, 2020, the Subcommittee on Trade held a 
hearing on ``Trade Infrastructure for Global Competitiveness.'' 
Witnesses included Roxanne Brown, International Vice President 
at Large at the United Steelworkers; Greg Regan, Secretary-
Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department at the AFL-
CIO; Greg Richardson, Chief Financial Officer for the 
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport; Curtis 
Robinhold, Executive Director of the Port of Portland; Chris 
Spear, President and CEO of the American Trucking Association; 
and Ric Campo, Chairman of the Port Commission for the Port of 
Houston Authority.
    On July 23, 2020, the Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
on ``Trade, Manufacturing, and Critical Supply Chains: Lessons 
from COVID-19.'' Witnesses included Dr. Erica Fuchs, Professor 
of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University; 
Dr. Prashant Yadav, Senior Fellow at the Center for Global 
Development; Roxanne Brown, International Vice President at 
Large at the United Steelworkers; Kim Glas, President and CEO 
for the National Council of Textile Organizations; and Dr. 
Thomas Duesterberg, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute.
    On September 10, 2020, the Subcommittee on Trade held a 
hearing on ``Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act: 
Considerations for Renewal'' to consider reauthorization of the 
program in advance of its expiration on September 30, 2020. 
Witnesses included the Honorable Herve H. Denis, Ambassador of 
the Republic of Haiti to the United States; Georges Sassine, a 
board member and former president of the Associations des 
Industries d'Haiti; Lauren Stewart, the Regional Program 
Director for the Americas at the Solidarity Center; Beth 
Baltzan, Principal at American Phoenix Trade Advisory Services 
PLLC, and Jerry Cook, Vice President of Government and Trade 
Relations at Hanesbrands, Inc.
    On September 17, 2020, the Subcommittee on Trade held a 
hearing on ``Enforcing the Ban on Imports Produced by Forced 
Labor in Xinjiang'' to hear from experts and stakeholders on 
the conditions of the Uyghur population in Xinjiang. Witnesses 
included Rushan Abbas, Executive Director of the Campaign for 
Uyghurs; Scott Nova, Executive Director of the Worker Rights 
Consortium; Amy Lehr, Director and Senior Fellow at the Human 
Rights Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International 
Studies; Cathy Feingold, Director of the International 
Department at the AFL-CIO; and Stephen Lamar, the President and 
CEO of the American Apparel & Footwear Association.

           THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT (USMCA)

            i. Legislation
    On December 13, 2019, House Majority Leader Hoyer and 
Minority Leader McCarthy introduced, by request, H.R. 5430, the 
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. The 
Committee on Ways and Means considered the bill on December 17, 
2019 and favorably reported the bill (H. Rept. 116-358) by 
voice vote. On December 19, 2019, the House passed H.R. 5430 
with a record vote of 385-41 (Roll no. 701). On January 16, 
2020, the Senate passed the bill with a record vote of 89-10 
(Record Vote Number: 14). H.R. 5430 became law on January 29, 
2020 (P.L. 116-113).
            ii. Hearings and other meetings
    On March 27, 2019, the Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
on ``Trade and Labor: Creating and Enforcing Rules to Benefit 
American Workers,'' in which members and witnesses discussed 
the labor provisions in the renegotiated NAFTA, among other 
issues. Witnesses included Celeste Drake, Trade and 
Globalization Policy Specialist at the AFL-CIO; Shane Larson, 
Director of Legislation, Politics and International Affairs at 
the Communication Workers of America (CWA); Josh Nassar, 
Legislative Director at the United Auto Workers (UAW); Holly 
Hart, Assistant to the International President at the United 
Steelworkers (USW); Steve Catanese, President of the Local 668 
Chapter of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in 
Pennsylvania; Thea Lee, President at the Economic Policy 
Institute (EPI); and Susan Monteverde, Vice President for 
Government Relations at the American Association of Port 
Authorities (AAPA).
    On May 22, 2019, the Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
on ``Enforcement in the New NAFTA'' to hear from witnesses on 
the enforcement provisions in the renegotiated NAFTA. Witnesses 
included Beth Baltzan, Principal at American Phoenix Trade 
Advisory Services PLLC; Owen Herrnstadt, Chief of Staff to the 
International President of the International Association of 
Machinists and Aerospace Workers; Sandra Polaski, an 
independent expert and the former Deputy Director-General for 
Policy at the International Labor Organization; Alexander von 
Bismarck, Executive Director at the Environmental Investigation 
Agency U.S.; and Devry Boughner Vorwerk, Corporate Vice 
President for Global Corporate Affairs at Cargill, Inc.
    From June 5-7, 2019, Ways and Means Committee staff led a 
bipartisan, bicameral staff delegation to Mexico City to meet 
with government and civil society officials regarding the new 
NAFTA.
    On June 19, 2019, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2019 Trade Policy Agenda: Negotiations with China, Japan, the 
EU, and UK; new NAFTA/USMCA; U.S. Participation in the WTO; and 
other matters,'' at which Ambassador Lighthizer testified on 
the renegotiated NAFTA and other trade issues.
    On June 25, 2019, the Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
on ``Mexico's Labor Reform: Opportunities and Challenges for an 
Improved NAFTA'' on the progress of Mexico's labor reform 
implementation undertaken to comply with the provisions in the 
renegotiated NAFTA. Witnesses included Joyce Sadka, the interim 
head of the Law Department and a Professor and Research in the 
Department of Law and Center for Economic Research at the 
Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico; Gladys Cisneros, the 
Program Director for Mexico at the Solidarity Center; Harley 
Shaiken, Professor and Director of the Center for Latin 
American Studies at University of California Berkeley; and 
Cathy Feingold, the Director of the International Department at 
the AFL-CIO.
    From July 18-22, 2019, Trade Subcommittee Chairman 
Blumenauer led a bipartisan congressional delegation to Mexico 
to meet with government officials, including President Andres 
Manuel Lopez Obrador, in Mexico City and to conduct site visits 
and meet with civil society officials in San Luis Potosi and 
Tijuana.
    On August 14-15, 2019, Ranking Member Brady led a 
congressional delegation to Mexico City to meet with Mexican 
officials to discuss commitments from Mexico needed to ensure 
success of the USMCA.
    On October 7-8, 2019, Chairman Neal led a congressional 
delegation to Mexico City to meet with President Andres Manuel 
Lopez Obrador to discuss commitments from Mexico needed to 
ensure the success of the renegotiated NAFTA.
    On November 5-6, 2019, Chairman Neal led a congressional 
delegation to Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister Trudeau and 
Minister Freeland, among others, on commitments from Canada 
needed to ensure the success of the renegotiated NAFTA.
    On June 17, 2020, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2020 Trade Policy Agenda,'' with Ambassador Lighthizer as the 
hearing's sole witness, at which Ambassador Lighthizer 
testified on USMCA implementation, among other issues.
            iii. Reports
    On January 2, 2019, USTR transmitted to the Committee 
pursuant to section 402(c)(4)(A) of the NAFTA Implementation 
Act, (1) a preliminary list of individuals eligible to serve on 
binational panels under Annex 1901.2 of the NAFTA and (2) a 
preliminary list of current and former federal judges eligible 
to serve on Extraordinary Challenge Committees (``ECCs'') under 
NAFTA Annex 1904.13 and Special Committees under NAFTA Article 
1905.
    On January 29, 2019, USTR transmitted to the Committee a 
description of the changes to existing U.S. law that will 
result from the USMCA, as required by the Bipartisan 
Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 
(TPA).
    On March 29, 2019, USTR transmitted to the Committee 
pursuant to section 402(c)(4)(A) of the NAFTA Implementation 
Act, (1) a final list of individuals eligible to serve on 
binational panels under Annex 1901.2 of the NAFTA and (2) a 
final list of current and former federal judges eligible to 
serve on Extraordinary Challenge Committees (``ECCs'') under 
NAFTA Annex 1904.13 and Special Committees under NAFTA Article 
1905.
    On April 18, 2019, the U.S. International Trade Commission 
transmitted to the Committee its report concerning the likely 
impact of USMCA, as required by TPA.
    On May 30, 2019, USTR transmitted to Congress a draft 
Statement of Administrative Action to implement the USMCA.
    On March 31, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee 
pursuant to section 402(c)(4)(A) of the NAFTA Implementation 
Act, (1) a final list of individuals eligible to serve on 
binational panels under Annex 1901.2 of the NAFTA and (2) a 
final list of current and former federal judges eligible to 
serve on Extraordinary Challenge Committees (``ECCs'') under 
NAFTA Annex 1904.13 and Special Committees under NAFTA Article 
1905.
    On April 24, 2020, USTR notified Congress of the 
determination that Canada and Mexico have taken measures 
necessary to comply with those provisions that are to take 
effect on the date of entry into force of the USMCA, as 
required by TPA.
    On May 7, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee the USMCA 
Environment Assessment Report.
    On July 27, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
report on amendments to existing law required by section 508 of 
the USMCA Implementation Act.
    On July 27, 2020, USTR and the Department of Labor, as co-
chairs of the Interagency Labor Committee on Monitoring and 
Enforcement and pursuant to section 718 of the USMCA 
Implementation Act, transmitted to the Committee on Ways and 
Means the Committee's first report.
    In August 2020, pursuant to the USMCA implementing 
legislation, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force was 
required to send the Committee a report on the timelines 
established for responding to petitions submitted to the 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection alleging 
that goods are being imported by or with child or forced labor. 
The Committee never received the report.
    On December 15, 2020, pursuant to section 731 of the USMCA 
implementing legislation, the Independent Mexico Labor Expert 
Board (IMLEB) released its first interim report regarding 
monitoring and evaluation of Mexico's labor reform and its 
compliance with USCMA labor obligations.

                                 CHINA

            i. Legislation
    On March 11, 2020, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules 
and co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on 
China, James McGovern, and eleven cosponsors introduced H.R. 
6210, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The bill was 
referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committees on Ways and Means, Judiciary, and Financial 
Services. On September 22, 2020, the House agreed to suspend 
the rules and pass H.R. 6210 as amended by a record vote of 
406-3 (Roll no. 196). No subsequent action was taken by the 
Senate.
            ii. Hearings and other meetings
    On January 17, 2019, Chairman Neal hosted Ambassador 
Lighthizer for a roundtable discussion with the Committee to 
discuss China trade issues.
    On February 27, 2019, the Committee held a hearing on 
``U.S.-China Trade,'' with Ambassador Lighthizer as the sole 
witness at the hearing.
    On June 19, 2019, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2019 Trade Policy Agenda: Negotiations with China, Japan, the 
EU, and UK; new NAFTA/USMCA; U.S. Participation in the WTO; and 
other matters,'' at which Ambassador Lighthizer testified on 
the section 301 actions and negotiations with China, among 
other trade issues.
    On February 26, 2020, the Committee held a hearing on 
``U.S.-China Trade and Competition.'' Witnesses included in Tim 
Stratford, Managing Partner in Covington & Burling LLP's 
Beijing office and the former Assistant U.S. Trade 
Representative for China Affairs from 2005-10; Thea Lee, the 
President of the Economic Policy Institute and a commissioner 
on the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission; L. 
Rafael Reif, the President of the Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology; Owen Herrnstadt, the Chief of Staff to the 
International President of the International Association of 
Machinists and Aerospace Workers; Tim Dufault of Dufault Farms 
in Crookston, MN; and Richard Guebert, Jr., the President of 
the Illinois Farm Bureau.
    On June 17, 2020, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2020 Trade Policy Agenda,'' with Ambassador Lighthizer as the 
hearing's sole witness, at which Ambassador Lighthizer 
testified on the ``Phase One Agreement'' with China, among 
other issues.
    On September 17, 2020, the Subcommittee on Trade held a 
hearing on ``Enforcing the Ban on Imports Produced by Forced 
Labor in Xinjiang.'' Witnesses included Rushan Abbas, the 
Executive Director of the Campaign for Uyghurs; Scott Nova, the 
Executive Director of the Worker Rights Consortium; Amy Lehr, 
Director and Senior Fellow at the Human Rights Initiative at 
the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Cathy 
Feingold, the Director of the International Department at the 
AFL-CIO; and Stephen Lamar, President and CEO of the American 
Apparel & Footwear Association.
            iii. Reports
    On February 1, 2019, USTR transmitted to the Committee a 
report on China's WTO Compliance pursuant to section 421 of the 
U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-286), 22 U.S.C. 
Sec. 6951.
    On June 28, 2019, the U.S. International Trade Commission 
transmitted to the Committee a report regarding the textile and 
apparel imports from China in 2018, pursuant to a request that 
then-Chairman Rangel sent to the Commission in 2008 and 
Investigation No. 332-501.
    On October 24, 2019, the U.S. International Trade 
Commission transmitted to the Committee a Federal Register 
Notice that detailed the changes to how China textiles data 
will be transmitted to the Committee in response to Chairman 
Neal's letter requesting the proposed change.
    On March 6, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee a 
report on China's WTO Compliance pursuant to section 421 of the 
U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-286), 22 U.S.C. 
Sec. 6951.
    USTR notified the Committee by transmitting Federal 
Register Notices regarding the granting of certain requests for 
product exclusions or extensions of exclusions from the 
additional duties imposed in the Section 301 investigation of 
China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology 
Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation throughout the 
116th Congress.

                      TRADE ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES

    On February 19, 2019, in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 720, the 
Department of Commerce transmitted to the Committee its actions 
taken in response to a GAO report titled ``Foreign-Trade Zones: 
Board Should Document Consideration of All Required Criteria 
When Evaluating Applications'' (GAO-19-91, November 2018).
    On March 1, 2019, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
2019 Trade Policy Agenda and the 2018 Annual Report of the 
President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program 
as prepared by the Administration. consistent with Section 163 
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2213).
    On March 14, 2019, the Department of Commerce and USTR 
transmitted to the Committee the Administration's Annual Report 
on Subsidies Enforcement, pursuant to 281(f)(4) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act.
    On March 27, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security and 
United States Postal Service transmitted to the Committee the 
Joint Strategic Plan on Mandatory Advance Information pursuant 
to the provisions set forth in the STOP Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-
271).
    On March 29, 2019, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
2019 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, 
pursuant to section 1304 of the Omnibus Trade and 
Competitiveness Act of 1988, as amended.
    On April 25, 2019, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
2019 Special 301 Report and 2018 out-of-cycle review of the 
Notorious Markets List, pursuant to the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended.
    In May 2019, the Department of Treasury transmitted to the 
Committee its report reviews developments in international 
economic and exchange rate policies and is submitted pursuant 
to the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, 22 U.S.C. 
Sec. 5305, and Section 701 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade 
Enforcement Act of 2015, 19 U.S.C. Sec. 4421.
    On June 19, 2019, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2019 Trade Policy Agenda: Negotiations with China, Japan, the 
EU, and UK; new NAFTA/USMCA; U.S. Participation in the WTO; and 
other matters,'' at which Ambassador Lighthizer testified on 
the Administration's trade enforcement priorities, among other 
issues.
    In July 2019, USTR transmitted to the Committee its 2019 
Trade Enforcement Priorities Report in accordance with section 
601 of the Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2015 
(section 310 of the Trade Act of 1974).
    In September 2019, the Department of Labor submitted to 
Congress a report titled ``2019 Findings on the Worst Forms of 
Child Labor'' in accordance with section 412 of the Trade and 
Development Act of 2000.
    In January 2020, the Department of Treasury transmitted to 
the Committee its report reviews developments in international 
economic and exchange rate policies and is submitted pursuant 
to the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, 22 U.S.C. 
Sec. 5305, and Section 701 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade 
Enforcement Act of 2015, 19 U.S.C. Sec. 4421.
    On February 25, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee a 
notification that the action being taken under Section 301(a) 
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, in the investigation of 
Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute 
has been modified, and enclosed the Federal Register notice 
published on February 21, 2020 that contains the modifications 
and the reasons therefor.
    On February 28, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
2020 Trade Policy Agenda and the 2019 Annual Report of the 
President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program 
as prepared by the Administration. consistent with Section 163 
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2213). It 
included, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. Sec. 3535(a), a report due 
every five years that provides an overview of the 
implementation and enforcement of the WTO Agreement, discusses 
the accession of new Members to the WTO, analyzes the effects 
of the WTO Agreement and continued U.S. participation in the 
WTO on the U.S. national interest, and highlights areas for 
reform.
    On March 31, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
2020 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, 
pursuant to section 1304 of the Omnibus Trade and 
Competitiveness Act of 1988.
    On April 29, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
2020 Special 301 Report and 2019 Review of Notorious Markets 
for Counterfeiting and Piracy, pursuant to the Trade Act of 
1974, as amended.
    On June 17, 2020, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2020 Trade Policy Agenda,'' with Ambassador Lighthizer as the 
hearing's sole witness, at which Ambassador Lighthizer 
testified on the Administration's trade enforcement priorities, 
among other issues.
    On July 31, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee its 
2020 Trade Enforcement Priorities Report in accordance with 
Section 601 of the Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 
2015.
    In September 2020, the Department of Labor submitted to 
Congress a report titled ``2020 List of Goods Produced by Child 
or Forced Labor'' in accordance with section 7112 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.
    On October 27, 2020, the Government Accountability Office 
transmitted to the Committee its report ``DHS Increased 
Resources and Enforcement Efforts, but Needs to Improve 
Workforce Planning and Monitoring'', which was requested by 
multiple Committee Members on October 10, 2018.
    In December 2020, the Department of Treasury transmitted to 
the Committee its report reviews developments in international 
economic and exchange rate policies and is submitted pursuant 
to the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, 22 U.S.C. 
Sec. 5305, and Section 701 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade 
Enforcement Act of 2015, 19 U.S.C. Sec. 4421.

                             TRADE REMEDIES

    On February 21, 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
transmitted to the Committee its twentieth update on the 
Importation of Softwood Lumber Report pursuant to the language 
set forth in section 3301 of the Title III, Trade, Subtitle D, 
of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. No. 
110-246).
    On March 14, 2019, the Department of Commerce and USTR 
transmitted to Congress the Administration's Annual Report on 
Subsidies Enforcement.
    On December 30, 2019, the Department of Commerce 
transmitted to the Committee the Administration's Semiannual 
Softwood Lumber Subsidies Report, pursuant to Section 809(b) of 
Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
    On March 3, 2020, the Department of Commerce and USTR 
transmitted to Congress the Administration's Annual Report on 
Subsidies Enforcement.
    On May 6, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
Report on Proposals Advanced in Negotiations on a trade 
agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom That 
May Require Amendments to U.S. Trade Remedy Laws as required by 
section 105(b)(3)(A) of TPA.
    On June 18, 2020, the Department of Commerce transmitted to 
the Committee the Administration's Semiannual Softwood Lumber 
Subsidies Report, pursuant to Section 809(b) of Title VII of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

         OTHER TARIFF ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTIONS 232 AND 301

    On June 19, 2019, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2019 Trade Policy Agenda: Negotiations with China, Japan, the 
EU, and UK; new NAFTA/USMCA; U.S. Participation in the WTO; and 
other matters,'' at which Ambassador Lighthizer testified on 
the section 232 and 301 tariffs, among other issues.
    On June 17, 2020, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2020 Trade Policy Agenda,'' with Ambassador Lighthizer as the 
hearing's sole witness, at which Ambassador Lighthizer 
testified on the section 232 and 301 tariffs, among other 
issues.

                      U.S.-JAPAN TRADE AGREEMENTS

    On June 19, 2019, the Committee on Ways and Means held a 
hearing on the ``2019 Trade Policy Agenda: Negotiations with 
China, Japan, the EU, and UK; new NAFTA/USMCA; U.S. 
Participation in the WTO; and other matters,'' at which 
Ambassador Lighthizer testified on the U.S.-Japan negotiations, 
among other issues.
    On November 20, 2019, the Subcommittee on Trade held a 
hearing on ``U.S.-Japan Trade Agreements.'' Witnesses included 
Darci Vetter, the Global Lead for Public Affairs and the Vice 
Chair of Agriculture & Food for Edelman U.S. Public Affairs; 
Matthew Goodman, Senior Vice President, Simon Chair in 
Political Economy, and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics at 
the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Josh 
Nassar, the Legislative Director for the United Auto Workers; 
and Russel Boening, the owner of Loma Vista Farms and Boening 
Bros. Dairy Inc. and the President of the Texas Farm Bureau.
    On June 17, 2020, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2020 Trade Policy Agenda,'' with Ambassador Lighthizer as the 
hearing's sole witness, at which Ambassador Lighthizer 
testified on the U.S.-Japan trade agreements, among other 
issues.

               TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM

    On February 28, 2019, USTR published its summary of 
specific negotiating objectives with the United Kingdom, as 
required by TPA.
    On June 19, 2019, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2019 Trade Policy Agenda: Negotiations with China, Japan, the 
EU, and UK; new NAFTA/USMCA; U.S. Participation in the WTO; and 
other matters,'' at which Ambassador Lighthizer testified on 
the trade negotiations with the UK, among other issues.
    On September 29, 2019, the U.S. International Trade 
Commission transmitted to the Committee its report on U.S. SME 
Exports: Trade-related Barriers Affecting Exports of U.S. Small 
and Medium-sized Enterprises to the United Kingdom following 
receipt of a request from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) 
on August 3, 2018, under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 
1930.
    On May 6, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
Report on Proposals Advanced in Negotiations on a trade 
agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom That 
May Require Amendments to U.S. Trade Remedy Laws as required by 
section 105(b)(3)(A) of the Congressional Bipartisan Trade 
Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA).
    On June 17, 2020, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2020 Trade Policy Agenda,'' with Ambassador Lighthizer as the 
hearing's sole witness, at which Ambassador Lighthizer 
testified on the trade negotiations with the UK, among other 
issues.

                     TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH KENYA

    On June 19, 2019, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2019 Trade Policy Agenda: Negotiations with China, Japan, the 
EU, and UK; new NAFTA/USMCA; U.S. Participation in the WTO; and 
other matters,'' at which Ambassador Lighthizer testified on 
the trade negotiations with Kenya, among other issues.
    On March 11, 2020, Chairman Neal hosted Ambassador 
Lighthizer for a meeting the Ways and Means Committee to 
discuss potential trade negotiations with Kenya, among other 
issues.
    On March 11, 2020, Chairman Neal convened a meeting of the 
House Advisory Group on Negotiations (HAGON) to discuss 
potential trade negotiations with Kenya, as required by TPA, 
among other issues.
    On May 22, 2020, USTR published its summary of specific 
negotiating objectives with Kenya, as required by TPA.
    On June 17, 2020, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2020 Trade Policy Agenda,'' with Ambassador Lighthizer as the 
hearing's sole witness, at which Ambassador Lighthizer 
testified on the trade negotiations with Kenya, among other 
issues.
    On December 23, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
Report on Proposals Advanced in Negotiations on a Trade 
Agreement Between the United States and Kenya That May Require 
Amendments to U.S. Trade Remedy Laws required by section 
105(b)(3)(A) of TPA.

                          PREFERENCE PROGRAMS

            i. Legislation
    On February 6, 2019, Rep. Sewell and Rep. Wenstrup and four 
other cosponsors introduced H.R. 991, the Extension of the 
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. On September 22, 2020, 
the House agreed by voice vote to suspend the rules and pass 
H.R. 991. On September 30, 2020, the Senate passed H.R. 991 
without amendment by unanimous consent. On October 10, 2020, 
H.R. 991 became law (P.L. 116-164).
    On December 7, 2020, Trade Subcommittee Chairman Blumenauer 
introduced H.R. 8884, a bill to modify and extend the 
Generalized System of Preferences.
    The Generalized System of Preferences expired on December 
31, 2020.
            ii. Hearings and other meetings
    On June 19, 2019, the Committee on Ways and Means held a 
hearing on the ``2019 Trade Policy Agenda: Negotiations with 
China, Japan, the EU, and UK; new NAFTA/USMCA; U.S. 
Participation in the WTO; and other matters,'' at which 
Ambassador Lighthizer testified on the implementation and 
reauthorization of the various preference programs, among other 
issues.
    From August 3-7, 2019, Representative Evans led a 
delegation of members and staff to the African Growth and 
Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum in Cote d'Ivoire.
    On June 17, 2020, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2020 Trade Policy Agenda,'' with Ambassador Lighthizer as the 
hearing's sole witness, at which Ambassador Lighthizer 
testified on the implementation and reauthorization of the 
various preference programs, among other issues.
    On September 10, 2020, the Subcommittee on Trade held a 
hearing on the ``Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act: 
Considerations for Renewal'' to consider reauthorization of the 
program in advance of its expiration on September 30, 2020. 
Witnesses included the Honorable Herve H. Denis, Ambassador of 
the Republic of Haiti to the United States; Georges Sassine, a 
board member and former president of the Associations des 
Industries d'Haiti; Lauren Stewart, the Regional Program 
Director for the Americas at the Solidarity Center; Beth 
Baltzan, Principal at American Phoenix Trade Advisory Services 
PLLC, and Jerry Cook, Vice President of Government and Trade 
Relations at Hanesbrands, Inc.
            iii. Reports
    On February 22, 2019, USTR transmitted to the Committee its 
annual report on the Nepal Trade Preferences Program to 
Chairman Neal, pursuant to the Trade Facilitation and Trade 
Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA).
    On June 29, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
2020 Biennial Report on the Implementation of the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act.
    On September 29, 2019, the U.S. International Trade 
Commission transmitted to the Committee the Caribbean Basin 
Economic Recovery Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and Consumers 
and on Beneficiary Countries, as required by section 215 of the 
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 
2704).
    On September 24, 2019, the U.S. International Trade 
Commission transmitted to the Committee its report Generalized 
System of Preferences: Possible Modifications, 2018 Review, 
pursuant to a request from USTR on June 4, 2019.
    On December 31, 2019, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
13th annual report on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin 
Economic Recovery Act.
    On February 25, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
2020 report to Congress on the trade preferences for Nepal, 
pursuant to Section 915(e) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade 
Enforcement Act of 2015.
    On September 28, 2020, the U.S. International Trade 
Commission transmitted to the Committee its report Generalized 
System of Preferences: Possible Modifications, 2020 Review, 
pursuant to a request from USTR on May 4, 2020.

                             EUROPEAN UNION

    On January 11, 2019, USTR published its summary of specific 
negotiating objectives with the EU, as required by TPA.
    On June 19, 2019, the Committee on Ways and Means held a 
hearing on the ``2019 Trade Policy Agenda: Negotiations with 
China, Japan, the EU, and UK; new NAFTA/USMCA; U.S. 
Participation in the WTO; and other matters,'' at which 
Ambassador Lighthizer testified on the trade negotiations with 
the EU, among other issues.
    On June 17, 2020, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2020 Trade Policy Agenda,'' with Ambassador Lighthizer as the 
hearing's sole witness, at which Ambassador Lighthizer 
testified on the trade negotiations with the EU, among other 
issues.
    On August 21, 2020, USTR notified Congress of the 
Administration's intent to enter into a trade agreement 
regarding tariff barriers with the European Union under section 
103(a) of TPA. Committee staff did not receive text prior to 
the notification.

                      TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

    On October 7, 2019, the Department of Commerce transmitted 
to the Committee an annual report on the activities of the 
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms program for Fiscal Year 
2018, pursuant to Section 255A of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.).
    On February 10, 2020, the Department of Labor transmitted 
to the Committee a letter regarding staff-level meetings 
between the Department of Labor and Ways & Committee staff on 
the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance for Workers program satisfy the consultation 
requirements under sections 223 and 248 of the Trade Act of 
1974, as amended.
    On June 9, 2020, the Department of Labor transmitted to the 
Committee its FY2019 report that, among other things, 
summarizes data collected by the Department on the TAA Program. 
pursuant to Section 249B(d) of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended (19 U.S.C. 2323(d)).

                   GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND COVID-19

    On April 6, 2020, Chairman Neal and Senate Finance 
Committee Chairman Grassley requested the U.S. International 
Trade Commission initiate an investigation under section 332(g) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) to provide trade 
data on COVID-19 related products.
    On May 4, 2020, the U.S. International Trade Commission 
released its report produced in response to the request of 
Chairman Neal and Senate Finance Chairman Grassley under 
section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) to 
provide trade data on COVID-19 related products.
    On June 17, 2020, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2020 Trade Policy Agenda,'' with Ambassador Lighthizer as the 
hearing's sole witness, at which Ambassador Lighthizer 
testified on global supply chain issues in light of COVID-19, 
among other issues.
    On July 23, 2020, the Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
on ``Trade, Manufacturing, and Critical Supply Chains: Lessons 
from COVID-19.'' Witnesses included Dr. Erica Fuchs, Professor 
of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University; 
Dr. Prashant Yadav, Senior Fellow at the Center for Global 
Development; Roxanne Brown, International Vice President at 
Large at the United Steelworkers; Kim Glas, President and CEO 
for the National Council of Textile Organizations; and Dr. 
Thomas Duesterberg, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute.
    On August 13, 2020, Chairman Neal, Ranking Member Brady, 
and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Grassley requested the 
U.S. International Trade Commission initiate a follow-up 
investigation under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) to provide information on domestic 
production, industry sector, and trade data, as well as supply 
chain challenges for certain COVID-19 related products.
    On December 22, 2020, the U.S. International Trade 
Commission released its report produced in response to the 
August 13, 2020 request of Chairman Neal, Ranking Member Brady, 
and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Grassley under section 
332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) to provide 
information on domestic production, industry sector, and trade 
data, as well as supply chain challenges for certain COVID-19 
related products.

                     WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO)

    On February 1, 2019, USTR transmitted to the Committee a 
report on China's WTO Compliance pursuant to section 421 of the 
U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-286), 22 U.S.C. 
Sec. 6951.
    On February 1, 2019, USTR transmitted to the Committee a 
report on Russia's WTO Compliance pursuant to section 201(a) of 
the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei 
Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-
208).
    On June 19, 2019, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2019 Trade Policy Agenda: Negotiations with China, Japan, the 
EU, and UK; new NAFTA/USMCA; U.S. Participation in the WTO; and 
other matters,'' at which Ambassador Lighthizer testified on 
the WTO, among other issues.
    On October 7-11, 2019, Representative Kind led a 
congressional delegation of Ways and Means Committee members to 
Geneva for the WTO Public Forum.
    On December 6, 2019, Representatives Kind and Schweikert 
introduced with six original cosponsors H. Res. 746, a 
resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives 
that the United States should continue to lead reform efforts 
and urge member cooperation at the World Trade Organization in 
order to address barriers to trade, improve living standards 
across the world, and enhance accountability and dispute 
settlement mechanisms. On December 17, 2019, H. Res. 746, as 
amended, was approved by voice vote by the full Committee. No 
further action was taken by the House.
    On February 11, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee its 
report on the WTO Appellate Body.
    On March 6, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee a 
report on China's WTO Compliance pursuant to section 421 of the 
U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-286), 22 U.S.C. 
Sec. 6951.
    On March 6, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee a 
report on Russia's WTO Compliance pursuant to section 201(a) of 
the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei 
Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-
208).
    On June 17, 2020, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2020 Trade Policy Agenda,'' with Ambassador Lighthizer as the 
hearing's sole witness, at which Ambassador Lighthizer 
testified on the WTO, among other issues.

                              AGRICULTURE

    On June 19, 2019, the Committee on Ways and Means held a 
hearing on the ``2019 Trade Policy Agenda: Negotiations with 
China, Japan, the EU, and UK; new NAFTA/USMCA; U.S. 
Participation in the WTO; and other matters,'' at which 
Ambassador Lighthizer testified on agricultural trade issues, 
among others.
    On June 17, 2020, the Committee held a hearing on the 
``2020 Trade Policy Agenda,'' with Ambassador Lighthizer as the 
hearing's sole witness, at which Ambassador Lighthizer 
testified on agricultural trade issues, among other issues.

                    MISCELLANEOUS TARIFF BILL (MTB)

    On July 17, 2019, the U.S. International Trade Commission 
sent to the House Committee on Appropriation's Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Justice and Related Agencies, with the Committee 
cc'ed, a letter requesting a continuing resolution anomaly for 
FY2020, should there be a year-long continuing resolution of 
FY2019 funding levels, to support the USITC's continued 
implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness 
Act (AMCA).
    On October 18, 2019, the U.S. International Trade 
Commission transmitted to the Committee a report on the effects 
of temporary duty suspensions and reductions on the U.S. 
economy pursuant to section 4 of the American Manufacturing and 
Competitiveness Act of 2016 (19 U.S.C. 1332 note).
    On April 9, 2020, the Department of Commerce transmitted to 
the Committee a report pursuant to the Commerce Department's 
mandate under section 3(c) of the American Manufacturing 
Competitiveness Act of 2016 (Pub. L. No. 114-159).
    On June 9, 2020, the U.S. International Trade Commission 
transmitted to the Committee the Commission's preliminary 
report regarding petitions for temporary duty suspensions and 
reductions pursuant to the American Manufacturing 
Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-519).
    On August 10, 2020, the U.S. International Trade Commission 
transmitted to the Committee the Commission's final MTB report 
for the 2020 cycle pursuant to the American Manufacturing 
Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-519).
    No further action was taken by the Committee on the report, 
and the provisions that were included in the Miscellaneous 
Tariff Bill Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-239) expired on December 31, 
2020.

                            TRADE SANCTIONS

a. Iran and Syria

    On January 7, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee the Department's determinations, and its 
associated report, regarding Secretary Pompeo's decision to 
exercise limited waivers of the sanctions pursuant to the Iran 
Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (IFCA).
    On April 19, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee a report on the identification of and immigration 
restrictions on the Government of Iran Senior Officials and 
their family members pursuant to Section 221 of the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012.
    On April 23, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee a report on investments in the energy sector in 
Iran pursuant to section 110 of the Comprehensive Iran 
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (P.L. 
111-195).
    On May 3, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to the 
Committee a report on waiver of certain sanctions to allow 
specific nuclear non-proliferation activities involving Iran, 
in accordance with the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation 
Act of 2012.
    On May 7, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to the 
Committee a report on persons responsible for or complicit in 
certain human rights abuses in Iran, pursuant to Executive 
Order 13553, implementing section 105, and section 7 of 
Executive Order 13846, implementing sections 105A and 105B, 
respectively, of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, as amended by the 
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012.
    On May 31, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to the 
Committee a report pursuant to Section 4 of the Protect and 
Preserve International Cultural Property Act of 2016, and a 
determination pursuant to Section 3 of the Act that it would be 
against the U.S. national interest to enter into a cultural 
property agreement with the Government of Syria under the 
Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act.
    On July 1, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to the 
Committee a determination and memorandum of justification on 
the exercise of limited waivers of the sanctions provided for 
in sections 1244(c)(1), 1246(a), and 1247(a) of the Iran 
Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012.
    On July 31, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee documentation regarding the Secretary of State's 
exercise of waiver authorities with respect to certain 
sanctions under the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act 
of 2012.
    On October 25, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee a report on U.S. citizens detained in Iran and 
the Department's efforts to secure their release, pursuant to 
Section 110 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through 
Sanctions Act (P.L. 115-44).
    On October 29, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee documentation on the Secretary of State's 
exercise of waiver authorities with respect to certain 
sanctions pursuant to the Iran Freedom and Counter-
Proliferation Act of 2012 (subtitle D of title XII of P.L. 112-
239).
    On November 1, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee two enclosed reports under the Iran Freedom and 
Counter Proliferation Act covering January 1, 2014 to December 
31, 2016 and January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018, pursuant to 
Section 1245(e) of the FY13 National Defense Authorization Act 
(NDAA).
    On November 7, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee a report on global trade in 2018 relating to Iran 
pursuant to section 10(d) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 
(P.L. 104-172).
    On December 11, 2019, the Department of State transmitted 
to the Committee, pursuant to section 506 of the Iran Threat 
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-158), a 
report identifying the international organizations and entities 
of which Iran is a member and that received contributions from 
the United States in FY2018.
    On January 15, 2020, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee a report, consistent with section 105, section 
105A, and section 105B of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-95), as 
amended by the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act 
of 2012 (P.L. 112-158), on persons responsible for or complicit 
in certain human rights abuses in Iran.
    On February 21, 2020, the Department of State transmitted 
to the Committee a list of individuals that the Secretary of 
State, in consultations with the Department of Treasury, has 
determined meet the criteria established in Section 221(a) of 
the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 
(Public Law 112-158).

b. North Korea

    On March 4, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee determinations regarding a waiver of the 
application of sanctions to allow for the transfer of certain 
electronic equipment from the Republic of Korea to North Korea 
to host virtual reunions for families separated by the Korean 
War, pursuant to Section 208(c)(1) of the North Korea Sanctions 
and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016.
    On October 9, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee a determination and memorandum of justification 
regarding a waiver of the application of sanctions to 
facilitate the temporary transfer of equipment and materials 
into North Korea in connection with the Republic of Korea 
soccer team's participation in a FIFA World Cup qualification 
match on October 15, 2019.

c. Burma

    On July 17, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee a report on Burma's timber trade pursuant to 
Section 12 of the JADE Act (P.L. 110-286).

d. Russia

    On June 5, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to the 
Committee a report on the Department's measures taken and 
results achieved to promote the rule of law and strengthen 
investor protections in Russia.

e. Other

    On February 1, 2019, the Department of Commerce transmitted 
to the Committee an annual report that details all the known 
worldwide conflict mineral processing facilities. The list of 
processing facilities is shared, per Section 1502 of the Dodd-
Frank Act, to assist companies in developing a conflict 
minerals-free supply chain and in conducting their own outreach 
and due diligence.
    On February 20, 2019, the Department of Treasury 
transmitted a report to the House Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence and the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and 
Ways and Means, the House and Senate Committees on Armed 
Services and the Judiciary, the Senate Committees on Foreign 
Relations and Finance, and Senate Select Committee on 
Intelligence a report on Indian national Jasmeet Hakimzada as a 
foreign person appropriate for sanctions under Section 804(b) 
of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, 21 U.S.C. 
1903(b).
    On June 10, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee a report on Indo-Pacific Human Rights.
    On June 25, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee reports in accordance with sections 5 and 12 of 
the Clean Diamond Act describing the 2018 performance of the 
U.S. Kimberley Process Authority and the rough diamond export 
control measures of countries participating in the Kimberley 
Process Certification Scheme that exported rough diamonds to 
the United States in 2018, respectively.
    On July 17, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee a report on the coordination of sanctions between 
the United States and the European Union pursuant to Section 
109 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions 
Act (P.L. 115-44).
    On July 18, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee a map of mineral-rich zones under the control of 
armed groups in the Democratic Republic Congo and an 
explanatory note, pursuant to Section 1502(c)(2) of the Dodd-
Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-
203).
    On August 26, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee a report on politically motivated boycotts of, 
divestment from, and sanctions against Israel, pursuant to 
section 909(d) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement 
Act of 2015.
    On October 25, 2019, the Department of State transmitted to 
the Committee documentation providing a detailed description of 
the credible evidence supporting the change in tier ranking of 
those countries listed as Tier 3 in the 2018 Trafficking in 
Persons Report and subsequently listed as Tier 2 Watch List in 
the 2019 Report, pursuant to Section 106(b)(6) of TPA, as 
amended.
    On February 12, 2020, the Department of State transmitted 
to the Committee a report, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 9408, on 
coordination of sanctions between the United States and the 
European Union.
    On December 21, 2020, the Department of Commerce 
transmitted to the Committee an annual report that details all 
the known worldwide conflict mineral processing facilities. The 
list of processing facilities is shared, per Section 1502 of 
the Dodd-Frank Act, to assist companies in developing a 
conflict minerals-free supply chain and in conducting their own 
outreach and due diligence.

   PRIORITIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

    On March 29, 2019, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
2019 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, 
pursuant to section 1304 of the Omnibus Trade and 
Competitiveness Act of 1988, as amended.
    On April 25, 2019, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
2019 Special 301 Report and 2018 out-of-cycle review of the 
Notorious Markets List, pursuant to the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended.
    On September 27, 2019, USTR transmitted to the Committee a 
copy of the charter extending the Trade and Environment Policy 
Advisory Committee (TEPAC) for two years, in accordance with 
Section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Act (5 U.S.C. App II) and 
the U.S. General Services Administration implementation 
regulation (41 C.F.R. Sec. 102-3.70).
    On February 28, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
2020 Trade Policy Agenda and the 2019 Annual Report of the 
President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program 
as prepared by the Administration. consistent with Section 163 
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2213). It 
included, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. Sec. 3535(a), a report due 
every five years that provides an overview of the 
implementation and enforcement of the WTO Agreement, discusses 
the accession of new Members to the WTO, analyzes the effects 
of the WTO Agreement and continued U.S. participation in the 
WTO on the U.S. national interest, and highlights areas for 
reform.
    On March 31, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
2020 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, 
pursuant to section 1304 of the Omnibus Trade and 
Competitiveness Act of 1988.
    On April 29, 2020, USTR transmitted to the Committee the 
2020 Special 301 Report and 2019 Review of Notorious Markets 
for Counterfeiting and Piracy, pursuant to the Trade Act of 
1974, as amended.

              PRIORITIES OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

    On February 5, 2019, Customs and Border Protection 
transmitted to the Committee its annual report of the 
Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) to 
Chairman Neal, pursuant to the Trade Facilitation and Trade 
Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA).
    On December 12, 2019, Customs and Border Protection 
transmitted to the Committee its annual report regarding 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Enforcement Actions and 
Compliance Initiatives: FY 2019.
    On October 30, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security 
transmitted to the Committee the FY2020 Customs and Trade 
Partnership annual report to Congress.

                   OTHER U.S. TRADE POLICY PRIORITIES

            i. Hearings and other meetings
    On January 29, 2019, Chairman Neal convened a meeting of 
the House Advisory Group on Negotiations (HAGON) within the 
first 30 days of the new Congress as required by the Bipartisan 
Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability (TPA) Act of 
2015 to discuss the trade agenda during the 116th Congress.
    On February 6, 2020, the Subcommittee on Trade held a 
hearing on ``Trade Infrastructure for Global Competitiveness.'' 
Witnesses included Roxanne Brown, International Vice President 
at Large at the United Steelworkers; Greg Regan, Secretary-
Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department at the AFL-
CIO; Greg Richardson, Chief Financial Officer for the 
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport; Curtis 
Robinhold, Executive Director of the Port of Portland; Chris 
Spear, President and CEO of the American Trucking Association; 
and Ric Campo, Chairman of the Port Commission for the Port of 
Houston Authority.
            ii. Reports
    On March 18, 2019, the U.S. International Trade Commission 
transmitted to the Committee its Annual Performance Plan or 
FY2019-20, Annual Performance Review for FY2018, and its Budget 
Request for FY2020.
    On April 1, 2019, the U.S. International Trade Commission 
transmitted to the Committee the Commission's FY 2018 NO FEAR 
Act Annual Report to Congress.
    On April 10, 2019, the Department of Commerce transmitted 
to the Committee a copy of the amendment to the charter for the 
United States Investment Advisory Council pursuant to the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    On July 22, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security 
transmitted to the Committee a letter informing that the 
Department had renewed the charter for the Homeland Security 
Science and Technology Advisory Committee, pursuant to the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix.
    On August 16, 2019, the Department of Commerce transmitted 
to the Committee a copy of the renewal charter for the United 
States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, in accordance with 
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    On October 4, 2019, the Department of Commerce transmitted 
to the Committee a copy of the renewal charter for the 
President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act.
    On October 4, 2019, the Department of Commerce transmitted 
to the Committee a copy of the renewal charter for the 
President's Export Council, in accordance with the provisions 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    On November 19, 2019, the U.S. International Trade 
Commission transmitted to the Committee its FY 2019 Agency 
Financial Report.
    On January 29, 2020, the U.S. International Trade 
Commission transmitted to the Committee a notice announcing 
institution of the investigation in response to Chairman Neal's 
letter on December 19, 2019, requesting an investigation into 
Seafood Obtained via Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated 
Fishing: U.S. Imports and Economic Impact on U.S. Commercial 
Fisheries, under section 332(g) of the Trade Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1332(g)).
    On February 12, 2020, the U.S. International Trade 
Commission transmitted to the Committee a Federal Register 
Notice for investigation No. 332-574, Renewable Electricity: 
Potential Economic Effects of Increased Commitments in 
Massachusetts, under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1332(g)).
    On March 2, 2020, the U.S. International Trade Commission 
transmitted to the Committee the Commission's Fiscal Year 2019 
Annual Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 
(FISMA) Submission.
    On March 9, 2020, the U.S. International Trade Commission 
transmitted to the Committee the Commission's FY 2019 NO FEAR 
Act annual report to Congress.
    On April 23, 2020, the Department of Commerce's 
International Trade Administration transmitted to the Committee 
a copy of the renewal charter for the United States Investment 
Advisory Council, in accordance with the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    On June 12, 2020, the U.S. International Trade Commission 
transmitted to the Committee a letter informing them that the 
U.S. International Trade Commission has instituted 
investigation No. TPA-105-008 for the purpose of preparing the 
second of the two reports required by section 105(f)(2) of the 
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability 
Act of 2015.
    On July 28, 2020, the U.S. International Trade Commission 
transmitted to the Committee its report upon completion of 
Investigation No. 332-345, Recent Trends in U.S. Service Trade: 
2020 Annual Report.
    On August 14, 2019, USTR transmitted to the Committee a 
report, pursuant to Section 104(1) of the United States-Korea 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note) 
an enclosed report regarding a certain proposed modification to 
be made to the KORUS rules of origin incorporated in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
    On September 17, 2019, the U.S. International Trade 
Commission transmitted to the Committee its tenth annual report 
pursuant to section 404(d) of the Dominican Republic-Central 
America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 
on the ``Earned Import Allowance Program: Evaluation of 
Effectiveness of the Program for Certain Apparel from the 
Dominican Republic.''
    On September 18, 2020, the U.S. International Trade 
Commission transmitted to the Committee a report on the 
Commission's compliance with the requirements of subchapter II 
of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, 
as required under the Act.
    On November 16, 2020, the U.S. International Commission 
transmitted to the Committee a letter and enclosed report on 
the USITC's FY 2020 Agency Financial Report.
    On December 18, 2020, the U.S. International Trade 
Commission transmitted to the Committee the Commission's 21st 
Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (21st Century IDEA) 
submission, which describes the websites and digital services 
that the public views or utilizes most frequently or that are 
otherwise important for public engagement.

               3. SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT REVENUE MEASURES

Actions Taken

                        FULL COMMITTEE HEARINGS

    On February 6, 2019, the Committee received testimony on 
``The Challenges Facing America's Workers in Ensuring a Secure 
Retirement'' from: (i) Diane Oakley, Executive Director, 
National Institute on Retirement Security; (ii) Nancy J. 
Altman, President, Social Security Works; (iii) Cindy McDaniel, 
Co-director, Missouri-Kansas City Committee to Protect 
Pensions; (iv) Roger W. Crandall, Chairman, President & CEO, 
MassMutual; (v) Luke Huffstutter, Owner, Annastasia Salon and 
Summit Salon Academy, Portland, OR; (vi) Robin Diamonte, 
Corporate Vice President, Pension Investments, United 
Technologies Corporation; (vii) Andrew G. Biggs, Resident 
Scholar, American Enterprise Institute.
    On March 6, 2019, the Committee received testimony on our 
nation's crumbling infrastructure and the need for immediate 
action from: (i) Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, Chairman, Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure; (ii) Rep. Sam Graves, 
Ranking Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; 
(iii) Richard Trumka, President, AFL-CIO; (iv) Thomas Donohue, 
President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; (v) Gregory E. 
DiLoreto, Past President, Chair of Committee on Infrastructure, 
American Society of Civil Engineers; (vi) Chris Spear, 
President and CEO, American Trucking Associations; (vii) Marc 
Scribner, Senior Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute.
    On March 14, 2019, the Committee received testimony on the 
President's fiscal year 2020 budget proposal from U.S. 
Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin.
    On March 27, 2019, the Committee received testimony on the 
2017 tax law and who it left behind from: (i) Elise Gould, 
Ph.D, Senior Economist, Economic Policy Institute; (ii) Jason 
Oh, Professor of Law, University of California Los Angeles 
School of Law; (iii) Christopher M. Shelton, President, 
Communication Workers of America; (iv) Nancy Abramowitz, 
Professor of Law and Director of the Janet R. Spragens Federal 
Tax Clinic, American University Washington College of Law; (v) 
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Ph.D, President, American Action Forum.
    On May 15, 2019, the Committee received testimony on the 
economic and health consequences of climate change from: (i) 
Katherine Marvel, Ph.D, Associate Research Scientist, Columbia 
University and NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies; (ii) 
Ashish Jha, M.D, Director, Harvard Global Health Institute; 
(iii) Roy Wright, President and CEO, Insurance Institute for 
Business & Home Safety; (iv) Ted Halstead, Chairman & CEO, 
Climate Leadership Council; (v) Rich Powell, Executive 
Director, ClearPath.
    On January 29, 2020, the Committee received testimony on 
paving the way for funding and financing infrastructure 
investments from: (i) Joung H. Lee, Director of Policy and 
Government Relations, American Association of State Highway and 
Transportation Officials; (ii) Dr. Philip Fischer, Founder, 
eBooleant Consulting LLC, and Former Head of Fixed Income and 
Municipal Bond Strategy, Global Banking & Markets, Bank of 
America Merrill Lynch; (iii) Laura L. Canter, Executive Vice 
President and Director of Finance Programs, MassDevelopment; 
(iv) Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, Commissioner of the New Jersey 
Department of Transportation; (v) DJ Gribbin, Founder, Madrus 
LLC.
    On March 3, 2020, the Committee received testimony on the 
proposed fiscal year 2021 budget from Treasury Secretary Steven 
Mnuchin.

                         SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS

    On February 13, 2019, the Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures received testimony on ``How Middle Class Families are 
Faring in Today's Economy'' from: (i) Mark Zandi, Ph.D, Chief 
Economist, Moody's Analytics; (ii) Heather Boushey, Ph.D, 
Executive Director and Chief Economist, Washington Center for 
Equitable Growth; (iii) Sara R. Collins, Ph.D, Vice President 
of Health Care Coverage and Access, Commonwealth Fund; (iv) 
Kevin Brown, Former President, California Association of 
Realtors; (v) Pam Eddinger, Ph.D, President, Bunker Hill 
Community College; (vi) Tatum Tirado, Mathematics and Special 
Education Teacher, Ballou High School; (vii) Guy Berkebile, 
Owner, Guy Chemical Company.
    On March 12, 2019, the Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures received testimony on ``Temporary Policy in the 
Internal Revenue Code'' from: (i) Mark Mazur, Ph.D, Robert C. 
Pozen Director, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center; (ii) Pam 
Olson, US Deputy Tax Leader and Washington National Tax 
Services Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers; (iii) Chye-Ching 
Huang, Director of Federal Fiscal Policy, Center on Budget and 
Policy Priorities; (iv) Judy K. Sakaki, Ph.D, President, Sonoma 
State University; (v) Kyle Pomerleau, Chief Economist and Vice 
President of Economic Analysis, Tax Foundation.
    On June 25, 2019, the Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures received testimony on ``How Recent Limitations to the 
SALT Deduction Harm Communities'' from: (i) Honorable David 
Tarter, Mayor, Falls Church, Virginia; (ii) Honorable Bob De 
Natale, Mayor, Bayville, New York; (iii) Honorable Christian 
Yancik Leinbach, Commissioner, Berks County, Pennsylvania; (iv) 
Dr. Paul Imhoff, Superintendent, Upper Arlington School 
District; (v) Lt. Mahlon Mitchell, President, Professional Fire 
Fighters of Wisconsin; (vi) Nicole Kaeding, Vice President of 
Federal and Special Projects, Tax Foundation.
    On June 25, 2019, the Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures received testimony from Members of Congress focused on 
the recent changes made to the federal tax treatment of state 
and local taxes. Members offering testimony were: (i) Rep. Tom 
Malinowski; (ii) Rep. Dean Phillips; (iii) Rep. Andy Kim; (iv) 
Rep. Sean Casten; (v) Rep. Maxine Waters; (vi) Rep. Josh 
Gottheimer; (vii) Rep. Lauren Underwood; (viii) Rep. Katie 
Porter; (ix) Rep. Mikie Sherrill; (x) Rep. Frank Pallone; (xi) 
Rep. Jim Himes; (xii) Rep. Jackie Speier; (xiii) Rep. Donald M. 
Payne, Jr; (xiv) Rep. Joseph Morelle; (xv) Rep. Max Rose; 
(xvi), Rep. Lee Zeldin.
    On March 4, 2020, the Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures received testimony on ``Examining the Impact of the 
Tax code on Native American Tribes'' from: (i) Rep. Sharice 
Davids; (ii) Rep. Deb Haaland; (iii) Rep. Markwayne Mullin; 
(iv) Fawn Sharp, President, National Congress of American 
Indians; (v) Cristina Danforth, President of the Board, Native 
American Financial Officer's Association; (vi) The Honorable 
Kenneth Khan, Chairman, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians; 
(vii) The Honorable Rodney Butler, Chairman, Mashantucket 
Pequot Tribal Nation, (vii) The Honorable Matthew Wesaw, 
Chairman, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians.
    On June 18, 2020, the Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures received testimony on ``Tax Relief to Support Workers 
and Families During the COVID-19 Recession'' from: (i) Amy 
Matsui, Director of Income Security and Senior Counsel. 
National Women's Law Center; (ii) Indi Dutta-Gupta, Co-
Executive Director, Georgetown Center on Poverty and 
Inequality; (iii) Allison Bovell-Ammon, Director of Policy 
Strategy, Children's HealthWatch; (iv) Martha Rodriguez, 
Preschool Educator, Renton, WA; (v) Kyle Pomerleau, Resident 
Fellow, American Enterprise Institute.
    On September 11, 2020, the Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures received testimony on ``Consequences of Inaction on 
COVID Tax Legislation'' from: (i) Betsey Stevenson PhD., 
Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of 
Michigan; (ii) Marc H. Morial, President, National Urban 
League; (iii) Tom Colicchio, Chef and Owner, Crafted 
Hospitality; (iv) Nakitta Long, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; 
(v) Alex Brill, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute.
    On September 25, 2020, the Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures received testimony on ``Restaurants in America during 
the COVID-19 pandemic'' from (i) The Honorable Buddy Dyer, 
Mayor, Orlando, Florida; (ii) Sondra Bernstein, Owner and 
Proprietor, The Girl and the Fig; (iii) Christine Ha, Owner and 
Chef, The Blind Goat; (iv) Mario Sandoval, Culinary Worker, Las 
Vegas, Nevada; (v) Saru Jayaraman, President, One Fair Wage; 
(vi) Melvin Rodrigue, Chairman of the Board of Directors, 
National Restaurant Association.

              4. SUBCOMMITTEE ON WORKER AND FAMILY SUPPORT

Actions Taken

                        FULL COMMITTEE HEARINGS

    On May 8, 2019, the Committee received testimony on ``Paid 
Family and Medical Leave'' from: (i) Marisa Howard-Karp, mother 
and Program Manager for a research lab at Boston Children's 
Hospital; (ii) Anthony Sandkamp, owner of Sandkamp Woodworks, a 
cabinet and architectural woodworking business; (iii) Pronita 
Gupta, Director of Job Quality at the Center for Law and Social 
Policy; (iv) Suzan LeVine, Commissioner for the Washington 
State Employment Security Department; and (v) Rachel Greszler, 
Retirement and Labor Policy Fellow at the Heritage Foundation.
    On January 28, 2020, the Committee received testimony on 
``Legislative Strategies for Paid Family and Medical Leave'' 
from two panels. On the member panel, the Committee received 
testimony from: (i) Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut; 
(ii) Representative Ann Wagner of Missouri; and (iii) 
Representative Elise Stefanik of New York. On the expert panel, 
the Committee received testimony from (i) Joan Lunden, 
television host and owner of Joan Lunden Productions; (ii) Kemi 
Role, the Director of Work Equity at the National Employment 
Law Project; (iii) Sharon Terman, Director of the Work and 
Family Program at Legal Aid at Work; (iv) Rebecca Hamilton, Co-
CEO of W.S. Badger Company; (v) Vicki Shabo, Senior Fellow for 
Paid Leave Policy and Strategy at New America; and (vi) Hadley 
Heath Manning, Director of Policy at the Independent Women's 
Forum.

                         SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS

    On March 7, 2019, the Subcommittee on Worker and Family 
Support received testimony on ``Leveling The Playing Field for 
Working Families'' from: (i) Tameka Henry, mother and paid 
leave advocate; (ii) Yvette McKinnie, mother and grandmother 
from Chicago, IL; (iii) Jane Waldfogel, Compton Foundation 
Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children's and Youth 
Problems at the Columbia University School of Social Work; and 
(iv) Kelly Schultz, Secretary of the Maryland Department of 
Commerce.
    On June 11, 2019, the Subcommittee on Worker and Family 
Support received testimony on ``Celebrating Fathers and 
Families Through Federal Support for Responsible Fatherhood 
Programs'' from: (i) Nicolette Duffield, Assistant Warden of 
Programs at the Sheridan Correctional Center; (ii) Halbert 
Sullivan, Founder and CEO of Fathers' Support Center; (iii) 
Samuel Gonzalez, participant in the TrueDads program; (iv) Ryan 
Howard, Executive Director of the Owens Valley Career 
Development Center; and (v) William C. Bell, President and CEO 
of Casey Family Programs.
    On March 11, 2020, the Subcommittee on Worker and Family 
Support received testimony on ``Combatting Child Poverty in 
America'' from: (i) Ron Haskins, Co-Director of the Center on 
Children and Families at the Brookings Institution in 
substitution for Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Director of Institute 
for Child, Youth, and Family Policy at Brandeis University; 
(ii) Marsha Raulerson MD, Med, FAAP, pediatrician and American 
Academy of Pediatrics representative; (iii) Joy Bivens, Agency 
Director of the Franklin County Department of Job and Family 
Services; and (iv) Angela Rachidi, Rowe Scholar in Poverty 
Studies at the American Enterprise Institute.
    On June 23, 2020, the Subcommittee on Worker and Family 
Support received testimony on ``The Effect of COVID-19 on The 
Child Care Crisis in America'' from: (i) Rasheed Malik, Senior 
Policy Analyst at the Center for American Progress; Regina 
McChriston, CT Scan Technician from Chicago, IL; Aaliyah 
Samuel, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs and 
Partnerships at the Northwest Evaluation Association; and (iv) 
Jennifer Sullivan, Secretary of the Indiana Family and Social 
Services Administration.

                       5. SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Actions Taken

                        FULL COMMITTEE HEARINGS

    On January 29, 2019, the Committee received testimony on 
``Protecting Americans with Pre-existing Conditions'' from: (i) 
Andrew Blackshear, Patient and Volunteer, American Heart 
Association; (ii) Keysha Brooks-Coley, Vice President, Federal 
Advocacy & Strategic Alliances, American Cancer Society; (iii) 
Karen Pollitz, Senior Fellow, Kaiser Family Foundation; (iv) 
Rob Robertson, Chief Administrator/Secretary-Treasurer, 
Nebraska Farm Bureau Association; and (v) Andrew Stolfi, 
Commissioner and Administrator, Division of Finance Regulation, 
Oregon Division of Financial Regulation.
    On February 12, 2019, the Committee received testimony on 
``The Cost of Rising Prescription Drug Prices'' from: (i) Mark 
Miller, Executive Vice President of Health Care, Arnold 
Ventures; (ii) Rachel Sachs, Professor of Law, Washington 
University in St. Louis; (iii) Alan Ruether, Legislative 
Consultant, UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust; (iv) Odunola 
Ojewumi, Patient, Beltsville, MD; and (v) Joseph Antos, Wilson 
H. Taylor Scholar in Health Care and Retirement Policy, 
American Enterprise Institute.
    On March 14, 2019, the Committee received testimony on the 
``President's fiscal year 2020 Budget Proposal'' from U.S. 
Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin.
    On May 15, 2019, the Committee received testimony on the 
``Economic and Health Consequences of Climate Change'' from: 
(i) Ted Halstead, President and CEO, Climate Change Council; 
(ii) Ashish Jha, Director, Harvard Global Health Institute; 
(iii) Katherine Marvel, Research Scientist, Columbia University 
and NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies; (iv) Rich Powell, 
Executive Director, ClearPath; and (v) Roy Wright, President 
and CEO, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety.
    On June 12, 2019, the Committee received testimony on 
``Pathways to Universal Health Coverage'' from: (I) Rebecca 
Wood, Patient advocate and mother who lives outside of Boston, 
MA; (ii) Tricia Neuman, Senior Vice President and Director of 
the Program on Medicare Policy, Henry J. Kaiser Family 
Foundation; (iii) Donald Berwick, President Emeritus and Senior 
Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement; (iv) Pam MacEwan, 
CEO, Washington State Health Benefit Exchange; (v) Chiquita 
Brooks-LaSure, Managing Director, Manatt Health; and (vi) 
Grace-Marie Turner, President, Galen Institute.
    On October 17, 2019, the Committee received testimony on 
``Investing in The U.S. Health System By Lowering Drug Prices, 
Reducing Out-of-Pocket Costs, and Improving Medicare Benefits'' 
from: (i) Samantha Reid, Patient with Chron's Disease; (ii) 
Catherine Georges, National Volunteer President, AARP; (iii) 
Mark Miller, Executive Vice President of Health Care, Arnold 
Ventures; (iv) Judy Feder, Professor, Georgetown University 
McCourt School of Public Policy; and (v) Benedic Ippolito, 
Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute.
    On November 14, 2019, the Committee received testimony on 
``Caring For Aging Americans'' from: (i) Kristina Brown, 
Caregiver and Medical Student; (ii) Robert Egge, Chief Public 
Policy Officer, Alzheimer's Association; (iii) Joanne Lynn, 
Director, Program to Improve Eldercare, Altarum; (iv) Robert 
Blancato, National Director, Elder Justice Coalition; (v) 
Richard Mollot, Executive Director, the Long Term Care 
Community Coalition; and (vi) Edo Banach, President & CEO, 
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
    On March 3, 2020, the Committee received testimony on ``The 
President's Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal'' from U.S. 
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar.
    On May 27, 2020, the Committee received testimony on ``The 
Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color'' 
from: (i) Ibram Kendi, Founding Director, the Antiracist 
Research & Policy Center at American University; (ii) Raynald 
Samoa, Endocrinologist, City of Hope, Los Angeles, CA; (iii) 
Thomas Sequist, Chief Patient Experience and Equity Officer, 
Mass General Brigham and Professor of Medicine at Harvard 
Medical School; (iv) Alicia Fernandez, Professor of Medicine, 
University of California San Francisco; (v) James Hildreth, 
President and CEP, Meharry Medical College; and (vi) Douglas 
Holtz-Eakin, President, the American Action Forum.

                         SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS

    On March 7, 2019, the Subcommittee on Health received 
testimony on ``Promoting Competition to Lower Medicare Drug 
Prices'' from: (i) Robin Feldman, Professor of Law, University 
of California Hastings; (ii) Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, 
the American Action Forum; (iii) Frederick Isasi, Executive 
Director, Families USA; (iv) Amy Kapczynski, Professor of Law, 
Yale Law School; and (v) Ameet Sarpatwari, Instructor in 
Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
    On May 21, 2019, the Subcommittee on Health received 
testimony on ``Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical 
Bills'' from: (i) Representative Katie Porter, Member of 
Congress; (ii) Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Member of 
Congress; (iii) James Gefland, Senior Vice President, Health 
Policy, ERISA Industry Committee; (iv) Bobby Mukkamala, Board 
of Trustees, American Medical Association; (v) Tom Nickels, 
Executive Vice President, Government Relations, American 
Hospital Association; and (vi) Jeanette Thornton, Senior Vice 
President, America's Health Insurance Plans.
    On February 5, 2020, the Subcommittee on Health received 
testimony on ``More Cures For More Patients: Overcoming 
Pharmaceutical Barriers'' from: (i) Juliana Keeping, Patient 
Advocate, Mother to a Child with Cystic Fibrosis; (ii) Brad 
Setser, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; (iii) Ge 
Bai, Professor of Accounting, Johns Hopkins Carey Business 
School; (iv) Aaron Kesselheim, Professor of Medicine, Harvard 
Medical School; and (v) Tara Hayes, Director of Human Welfare 
Policy, American Action Forum.
    On June 25, 2020, the Subcommittee on Health received 
testimony on ``Examining The COVID-19 Nursing Home Crisis'' 
from: (i) Delia Satterwhite, family Member; (ii) Melinda 
Haschak, Licensed Practical Nurse, Regalcare at Southport; 
(iii) Nicole Howell, Executive Director, Ombudsman Services of 
Contra Costa Inc.; (iv) Toby Edelman, Senior Policy Attorney, 
Center for Medicare Advocacy; (v) David Grabowski, Professor, 
Harvard Medical School; (vi) Dana Kennedy, Arizona State 
Director, AARP; and (vii) Rebecca Gould, President and CEO, 
Schuyler Hospital.

                   6. SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY

Actions Taken

                        FULL COMMITTEE HEARINGS

    On July 25, 2019, the Committee received testimony on ``The 
Social Security 2100 Act'' from: (i) Stephen C. Goss, Chief 
Actuary, Social Security Administration; (ii) Nancy J. Altman, 
President, Social Security Works; (iii) Kelly Brozyna, Member, 
Job Creators Network's National Women's Coalition; (iv) Shaun 
Castle, Deputy Executive Director, Paralyzed Veterans of 
America; and (v) Abigail Zapote, Executive Director, Latinos 
for a Secure Retirement.

                         SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS

    On March 12, 2019, the Subcommittee on Social Security 
heard testimony on ``Protecting and Improving Social Security: 
Enhancing Social Security to Strengthen The Middle Class'' 
from: (i) Joan Ruff, Chair, Board of Directors, AARP; (ii) Kate 
Farrar, Executive Director, Connecticut Women's Education and 
Legal Fund; (iii) Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, President and CEO, 
Global Policy Solutions; (iv) Joseph Semprevivo, President and 
CEO, Joseph's Lite Cookies; (v) Yanira Cruz, President and CEO, 
National Hispanic Council on Aging; and (vi) Ilana Boivie, 
Research Economist, International Association of Machinists and 
Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO.
    On March 13, 2019, the Subcommittee on Social Security 
heard testimony on ``Protecting and Improving Social Security: 
Benefit Enhancements'' from: (i) Max Richtman, President and 
CEO, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and 
Medicare; (ii) Bette Marafino, President, Connecticut Alliance 
for Retired Americans; (iii) Abigail Zapote, Executive 
Director, Latinos for a Secure Retirement; (iv) Andrew Biggs, 
Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, (v) Joan 
Entmacher, Senior Fellow, National Academy of Social Insurance; 
and (vi) Donna Butts, Executive Director, Generations United.
    On April 10, 2019, the Subcommittee on Social Security 
received testimony on ``Comprehensive Legislative Proposals to 
Enhance Social Security'' from: (i) Dianne Stone, Director, 
Newington Senior & Disability Center; (ii) Stephen C. Goss, 
Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration; (iii) Nancy J. 
Altman, President, Social Security Works; (iv) Mattie Duppler, 
Senior Fellow for Fiscal Policy, National Taxpayers Union; (v) 
Shaun Castle, Deputy Executive Director, Paralyzed Veterans of 
America; and (vi) Max Richtman, President and CEO, National 
Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.
    On July 17, 2020, the Subcommittee on Social Security 
received testimony on ``The Impact of COVID-19 on Social 
Security and Its Beneficiaries'' from: (i) Stephen C. Goss, 
Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration; (ii) Max 
Richtman, President and CEO, National Committee to Preserve 
Social Security and Medicare; (iii) Melanie L. Campbell, 
President and CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic 
Participation and Convener, Black Women's Roundtable; (iv) 
Mattie Duppler, Senior Fellow for Fiscal Policy, National 
Taxpayers Union; (v) Abigail Zapote, Executive Director, 
Latinos for a Secure Retirement; (vi) Shaun Castle, Deputy 
Executive Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America; and (vii) 
Robert Roach, Jr., President, Alliance for Retired Americans.
    On September 24, 2020, the Subcommittee on Social Security 
received testimony on ``Save Our Social Security Now'' from: 
(i) Senator Ron Wyden, Oregon; (ii) Representative Danny K. 
Davis, Illinois; (iii) Representative Linda Sanchez, 
California; (iv) Representative Judy Chu, California; (v) 
Representative Don Beyer, Virginia; (vi) Nancy J. Altman, 
President, Social Security Works; (vii) Will Goodwin, Director 
of Government Relations, VoteVets; (viii) Amy Matsui, Director 
of Income Security and Senior Counsel, National Women's Law 
Center; (ix) Janice Dean, Resident, New York; (x) Max Richtman, 
President and CEO, National Committee to Preserve Social 
Security and Medicare; and (xi) Robert Roach, Jr., President, 
Alliance for Retired Americans.

                          III. PUBLIC HEARINGS

    During the 116th Congress, the Committee on Ways and Means 
along with its six Subcommittees held numerous public hearings. 
Many of these hearings dealt with broad subject matter 
including tax policy, trade, health and Social Security issues.
    As the statistics below indicate, during the 116th 
Congress, the full Committee and its six Subcommittees held 
public hearings aggregating a total of 64 days, during which 
time 322 witnesses testified.
    The following table specifies the statistical data on the 
number of days and witnesses on each of the subjects covered by 
public hearings in the full Committee during the 116th 
Congress.

  TABLE 1--PUBLIC HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY THE FULL COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND
                                  MEANS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Number of--
               Subject and Date                -------------------------
                                                    Days      Witnesses
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2019:
    Hearing on Protecting Americans with Pre-             1            5
     Existing Conditions How Tax Reform Will
     Grow Our Economy and Create Jobs, January
     29.......................................
    Hearing on The Challenges Facing America's            1            7
     Workers in Ensuring a Secure Retirement,
     February 6...............................
    Hearing on the Cost of Rising Prescription            1            5
     Drug Prices, February 12.................
    Hearing on U.S.-China Trade, February 27..            1            1
    Hearing on Our Nation's Crumbling                     1            7
     Infrastructure And The Need For Immediate
     Action, March 6..........................
    The President's Fiscal Year 2020 Budget               1            1
     Proposal with U.S. Secretary of the
     Treasury Steven Mnuchin, March 14........
    Hearing on the 2017 Tax Law and Who it                1            5
     Left Behind, March 27....................
    Hearing on Paid Family and Medical Leave:             1            5
     Helping Workers and Employers Succeed,
     May 8....................................
    Hearing on Understanding the Tax Gap and              1            4
     Taxpayer Noncompliance, May 9............
    Hearing on the Economic and Health                    1            5
     Consequences of Climate Change, May 15...
    Hearing on Overcoming Racial Disparities              1            8
     and Social Determinants in the Maternal
     Mortality Crisis, May 16.................
    Hearing on Pathways to Universal Health               1            6
     Coverage, June 12........................
    Hearing on the 2019 Trade Policy Agenda:              1            1
     Negotiations with China, Japan, the EU,
     and UK; new NAFTA/USMCA; U.S.
     Participation in the WTO; and other
     matters, June 19.........................
    Legislative Hearing on the Social Security            1            5
     2100 Act, June 25........................
    Investing in the U.S. Health System by                1            5
     Lowering Drug Prices, Reducing Out-of-
     Pocket Costs, and Improving Medicare
     Benefits, October 17.....................
    Caring for Aging Americans, November 14...            1            6
        Total for 2019........................           16           76
2020:
    Hearing on Paid Leave Legislative Options,            1            9
     January 28...............................
    Hearing on Paving the Way for Funding and             1            5
     Financing Infrastructure Investments,
     January 29...............................
    Hearing on The Disappearing Corporate                 1            4
     Income Tax, February 11..................
    Hearing on U.S.-China Trade and                       1            6
     Competition, February 26.................
    Hearing on Proposed Fiscal Year 2021                  1            1
     Budget with Health and Human Services
     Secretary Azar, February 27..............
    Hearing on The Proposed Fiscal Year 2021              1            1
     Budget with Treasury Secretary Steven
     Mnuchin, March 3.........................
    Hearing on The Disproportionate Impact of             1            6
     COVID-19 on Communities of Color, May 27.
    Hearing on The 2020 Trade Policy Agenda,              1            1
     June 17..................................
        Total for 2020........................            8           33
            Total for 116th Congress..........           24          109
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The six Subcommittees of the Committee on Ways and Means 
were also very active in conducting public hearings during the 
116th Congress. The following table specifies in detail the 
number of days and witnesses for each of the Subcommittees.

TABLE 2--PUBLIC HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY THE SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE
                            ON WAYS AND MEANS
                    (January 3, 2019-January 3, 2021)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Number of--
               Subject and Date                -------------------------
                                                    Days      Witnesses
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE
 
2019:
    Hearing on Trade and Labor: Creating and              1            7
     Enforcing Rules to Benefit American
     Workers, March 26........................
    Hearing on Enforcement in the New NAFTA,              1            5
     May 22...................................
    Hearing on Mexico's Labor Reform:                     1            4
     Opportunities and Challenges for an
     Improved NAFTA, June 25..................
    U.S.-Japan Trade Agreements, November 26..            1            4
        Total for 2019........................            4           20
2020:
    Hearing on Trade Infrastructure for Global            1            6
     Competitiveness, February 6..............
    Hearing on Trade, Manufacturing, and                  1            5
     Critical Supply Chains: Lessons from
     COVID-19, July 23........................
    Hearing on the Caribbean Basin Trade                  1            5
     Partnership Act: Considerations for
     Renewal, September 10....................
    Hearing on Enforcing the Ban on Imports               1            5
     Produced by Forced Labor in Xinjiang,
     September 17.............................
        Total for 2020........................            4           21
            Total for 116th Congress..........            8           41
 
             SUBCOMMITTEE ON WORKER AND FAMILY SUPPORT 2019
 
2019:
    Hearing on Leveling the Playing Field for             1            4
     Working Families: Challenges and
     Opportunities, March 7...................
    Hearing on Celebrating Fathers and                    1            5
     Families: Federal Support for Responsible
     Fatherhood, June 11......................
        Total for 2019........................            2            9
2020:
    Hearing on Combatting Child Poverty in                1            5
     America, March 11........................
    Hearing on The Child Care Crisis and the              1            4
     Coronavirus Pandemic, June 23............
        Total for 2020........................            2            9
            Total for 116th Congress..........            4           18
 
                        SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
 
2019:
    Hearing on Legislative Proposals and Tax              1            5
     Law Related to Presidential and Vice-
     Presidential Tax Returns, February 7.....
    Hearing with the National Taxpayer                    1            1
     Advocate on the IRS Filing Season, March.
    Hearing on How the Tax Code Subsidizes                1            5
     Hate, September 19.......................
    Hearing on The Public Health Consequences             1            8
     and Costs of Gun Violence, September 26..
        Total for 2019........................            4           19
2020:
    Hearing on Taxpayer Fairness, October 13..            1            5
    Hearing on Maximizing Health Coverage                 1            4
     Enrollment Amidst Administration
     Sabotage, October 20.....................
    Hearing with the IRS Commissioner,                    1            1
     November 20..............................
        Total for 2020........................            3           10
            Total for 116th Congress..........            7           29
 
                     SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY
 
2019:
    Hearing on Protecting and Improving Social            1            6
     Security: Enhancing Social Security to
     Strengthen the Middle Class, March 12....
    Hearing on Protecting and Improving Social            1            6
     Security: Benefit Enhancements, March 13.
    Hearing on Comprehensive Legislative                  1            6
     Proposals to Enhance Social Security,
     April 10.................................
        Total for 2019........................            3           18
2020:
    Hearing on The Impact of COVID-19 on                  1            7
     Social Security and its Beneficiaries,
     July 17..................................
    Hearing on Save Our Social Security Now,              1           11
     September 24.............................
        Total for 2020........................            2           18
            Total for 116th Congress..........            5           36
 
                 SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT REVENUE MEASURES
 
2019:
    Hearing on How Middle Class Families are              1            7
     Faring in Today's Economy, February 13...
    Hearing on Temporary Policy in the                    1            5
     Internal Revenue Code, March 12..........
    Hearing on How Recent Limitations to the              1            6
     SALT Deduction Harm Communities, Schools,
     First Responders, and Housing Values,
     June 25..................................
    Members' Day Hearing Focused on the Recent            1           21
     Changes Made to the Federal Tax Treatment
     of State and Local Taxes, June 26........
        Total for 2019........................            4           41
2020:
    Hearing on Examining the Impact of the Tax            1            8
     Code on Native American Tribes, March 4..
    Hearing on Tax Relief to Support Workers              1            5
     and Families during the COVID-19
     Recession, June 18.......................
    Hearing on Consequences of Inaction on                1            5
     COVID Tax Legislation, September 11......
    Hearing on Restaurants in America During              1            6
     the COVID-19 Pandemic, September 25......
        Total for 2020........................            4           24
            Total for 116th Congress..........            8           65
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                              IV. MARKUPS


   TABLE 3--PUBLIC MARKUPS CONDUCTED BY THE FULL COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND
                                  MEANS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Number of--
               Subject and Date                -------------------------
                                                    Days        Bills
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2019:
    Ways and Means Organizational Meeting,                1        - - -
     January 12...............................
        Consideration of Committee Rules for
         116th Congress
    Views and Estimates, March 6..............
        Views and Estimates Letter to the                 1        - - -
         Committee on the Budget
    Markup on April 2:........................            1            3
        --H.R. 1759, ``Building on
         Reemployment Improvements to Deliver
         Good Employment for Workers (BRIDGE
         for Workers) Act''
        --H.R. 1994, ``Setting Every Community
         Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of
         2019''
        --H.R. 1957, ``Taxpayer First Act of
         2019''
    Markup on April 9:
        --H.R. 2113, ``Prescription Drug                  1            1
         Sunshine, Transparency,
         Accountability and Reporting (STAR)
         Act of 2019''........................
    Markup on June 20:
        --H.R. 3298, The Child Care Quality
         and Access Act of 2019
        --H.R. 3299, The Promoting Respect for            1            4
         Individuals' Dignity and Equality
         (PRIDE) Act of 2019..................
        --H.R. 3300, The Economic Mobility Act
         of 2019
        --H.R. 3301, The Taxpayer Certainty
         and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
    Markup on June 26:
        H.R. 3417, The Beneficiary Education              1            5
         Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders
         Reauthorization Act of 2019..........
        --H.R. 3429, The HEARTS and Rural
         Relief Act
        --H.R. 3436 The Improving Chronic Care
         Management Act
        --H.R. 3414, The Opioid Workforce Act
         of 2019
        --H.R. 3439 The Protecting Access to
         Information for Effective and
         Necessary Treatment (PATIENTS) Act of
         2019
    Markup on July 10:........................            1            1
        --H.R. 397, H.R. 397, The
         Rehabilitation for Multiemployer
         Pensions Act of 2019
    Executive Session held on Historical                  1        - - -
     Documents related to section 6103, July
     25.......................................
    Markup on October 22:.....................            1            5
        --H.R. 3398, The Pathways to Health
         Careers Act of 2019
        --H.R. 3, The Lower Drug Costs Act Now
         of 2019
        --H.R. 4650, The Medicare Dental Act
         of 2019
        --H.R. 4665, The Medicare Vision Act
         of 2019
        --H.R. 4618, The Medicare Hearing Act
         of 2019
    Markup on October 23:
        --H.R. 4742, ``To amend the Internal              1            4
         Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax
         on nicotine used in vaping, etc.''
        --H.R. 4716, The Inhaler Coverage and
         Access Now (I CAN) Act
        --H.R. 1922, The Restoring Access to
         Medication Act of 2019
        --H.R. 3708, The Primary Care
         Enhancement Act of 2019
    Markup on December 11.....................            1            2
        --H.R. 5306, The Know Your Social
         Security Act
        --H.R. 5377, The Restoring Tax
         Fairness for States and Localities
         Act
    Markup on December 19.....................            1            2
        --H. Res. 746, a Resolution to Support
         and Reform the World Trade
         Organization (WTO)
        --H.R. 5430, To implement the
         Agreement between the United States
         of America, the United Mexican
         States, and Canada attached as an
         Annex to the Protocol Replacing the
         North American Free Trade Agreement
    Total for 2019............................           11            2
2020:
    Markup on February 12.....................            1            3
        --H.R. 5821, the ``HOSPICE'' Act
        --H.R. 5825, The ``Transparency in
         Health Care Investments Act of 2020''
        --H.R. 5826, the ``Consumer
         Protections Against Surprise Medical
         Bills Act''
    Markup on March 3--Views and Estimates                1        - - -
     Letter...................................
    Total for 2020............................            2            3
        Total for 116th Congress..............           12           30
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      Appendix I. Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means


                          A. U.S. Constitution

    Article I, Section 7, of the Constitution of the United 
States provides as follows:
          All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the 
        House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or 
        concur with Amendments as on other Bills.
    In addition, Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution of 
the United States provides the following:

          The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect 
        Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts 
        and . . . To borrow Money on the credit of the United 
        States.

       B. Rule X, Clause 1, Rules of the House of Representatives

    Rule X, clause 1(t), of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, in effect during the 110th Congress, provides 
for the jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means, as 
follows:

          (t) Committee on Ways and Means.
                  (1) Customs revenue, collection districts, 
                and ports of entry and delivery.
                  (2) Reciprocal trade agreements.
                  (3) Revenue measures generally.
                  (4) Revenue measures relating to insular 
                possessions.
                  (5) Bonded debt of the United States, subject 
                to the last sentence of clause 4(f). Clause 
                4(f) requires the Committee on Ways and Means 
                to include in its annual report to the 
                Committee on the Budget a specific 
                recommendation, made after holding public 
                hearings, as to the appropriate level of the 
                public debt that should be set forth in the 
                concurrent resolution on the budget.
                  (6) Deposit of public monies.
                  (7) Transportation of dutiable goods.
                  (8) Tax exempt foundations and charitable 
                trusts.
                  (9) National Social Security (except health 
                care and facilities programs that are supported 
                from general revenues as opposed to payroll 
                deductions and except work incentive programs).

            C. Brief Description of Committee's Jurisdiction

    The foregoing recitation of the provisions of House Rule X, 
clause 1, paragraph (t), does not convey the comprehensive 
nature of the jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means. 
The following summary provides a more complete description:

          (1) Federal revenue measures generally--The Committee 
        on Ways and Means has the responsibility for raising 
        the revenue required to finance the Federal Government. 
        This includes individual and corporate income taxes, 
        excise taxes, estate taxes, gift taxes, and other 
        miscellaneous taxes.
          (2) The bonded debt of the United States--The 
        Committee on Ways and Means has jurisdiction over the 
        authority of the Federal Government to borrow money. 
        Title 31 of Chapter 31 of the U.S. Code authorizes the 
        Secretary of the Treasury to conduct any necessary 
        public borrowing subject to a maximum limit on the 
        amount of borrowing outstanding at any one time. On 
        October 17, 2013, the President signed into law H.R. 
        2775, ``The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014'' 
        (Public Law 113 46) suspending the statutory limit on 
        the amount of public debt (``the debt ceiling'') until 
        February 7, 2014. All debt occurred during the time 
        period of October 17, 2013 and February 7, 2014, will 
        be added to the previous debt ceiling of $16.699 
        trillion. The Committee's jurisdiction also includes 
        conditions under which the U.S. Department of the 
        Treasury manages the Federal debt, such as restrictions 
        on the conditions under which certain debt instruments 
        are sold.
          (3) National Social Security program--The Committee 
        on Ways and Means has jurisdiction over most of the 
        programs authorized by the Social Security Act, which 
        includes not only those programs that are normally 
        referred to colloquially as ``Social Security'' but 
        also social insurance programs and a whole series of 
        grant-in-aid programs to State governments for a 
        variety of purposes. The Social Security Act, as 
        amended, contains 21 titles (a few of which have either 
        expired or have been repealed). The principal programs 
        established by the Social Security Act and under the 
        jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means in the 
        112th Congress can be outlined as follows:
                  (a) Old-age, survivors, and disability 
                insurance (Title II)--At present, there are 
                approximately 163 million workers in employment 
                covered by the program, and for calendar year 
                2012, $774.8 billion in benefits were paid 
                almost 57 million individuals.
                  (b) Medicare (Title XVIII)--Finances health 
                care benefits through the Hospital Insurance 
                trust fund for 41.8 million persons over the 
                age of 65 and for 8.5 million disabled persons. 
                Finances voluntary health care benefits through 
                the Supplementary Medical Insurance trust fund 
                for 38.7 million aged persons and 7.7 million 
                disabled persons. Total program outlays through 
                these trust funds were $574.2 billion in 2012.
                  (c) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (Title 
                XVI)--The SI program was inaugurated in January 
                1974 under the provisions of P.L. 92-603, as 
                amended. It replaced the former Federal-State 
                programs for the needy aged, blind, and 
                disabled. In January 2011, 8.9 million 
                individuals received Federal SSI benefits on a 
                monthly basis. Of these 8.9 million persons, 
                approximately 2.1 million were eligible on the 
                basis of age, and 6.8 million on the basis of 
                blindness or disability. Federal expenditures 
                for cash SSI (a) payments in 2012 totaled $48.8 
                billion, while State expenditures for federally 
                administered SSI supplements totaled $3.3 
                billion.
                  (d) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
                (TANF) (part A of Title IV)--The TANF program 
                is a block grant of about $16.5 billion awarded 
                to States to provide income assistance to poor 
                families, to end dependency on welfare benefits 
                to prevent non-marital births, and to encourage 
                marriage, among other purposes. In most cases, 
                Federal TANF benefits for individuals are 
                limited to 5 years and individuals must work to 
                maintain their eligibility. In June 2013, about 
                1.7 million families and 4.0 million 
                individuals received benefits from the TANF 
                program.
                  (e) Child support enforcement (Part D of 
                Title IV)--In fiscal year 2012 Federal 
                administrative expenditures totaled $5.6 
                billion for child support enforcement program. 
                Child support collections for the year totaled 
                $27.7 billion.
                  (f) Child welfare, foster care, and adoption 
                assistance (parts B and E of Title IV)--Titles 
                IV B and E provide funds to States for child 
                welfare services for abused and neglected 
                children; foster care for children who meet Aid 
                to Families with Dependent Children eligibility 
                criteria; and adoption assistance for children 
                with special needs. In fiscal year 2013, 
                Federal funding for child welfare services 
                totaled $688 million. Federal funding for 
                foster care and adoption assistance were 
                approximately $6.7 billion.
                  (g) Unemployment compensation programs 
                (Titles III, IX, and XII)--These titles 
                authorize the Federal-State unemployment 
                compensation program and the permanent extended 
                benefits program. In fiscal year 2012, an 
                estimated $68.0 billion was paid in 
                unemployment compensation, with approximately 
                8.3 million workers receiving their first 
                unemployment compensation payment.
                  (h) Social services (Title XX)--Title XX 
                authorizes the Federal Government to reimburse 
                the States for money spent to provide persons 
                with various services. Generally, the specific 
                services provided are determined by each State. 
                In fiscal year 2012, $1.7 billion was 
                appropriated. These funds are allocated on the 
                basis of population.
          (4) Trade and tariff legislation--The Committee on 
        Ways and Means has responsibility over legislation 
        relating to tariffs, import trade, and trade 
        negotiations. In the early days of the Republic, tariff 
        and customs receipts were major sources of revenue for 
        the Federal Government. As the Committee with 
        jurisdiction over revenue-raising measures, the 
        Committee on Ways and Means thus evolved as the primary 
        Committee responsible for international trade policy.
    The Constitution vests the power to levy tariffs and to 
regulate international commerce specifically in the Congress as 
one of its enumerated powers. Statutes including the Reciprocal 
Trade Agreements Acts beginning in 1934, Trade Expansion Act of 
1962, Trade Act of 1974, Trade Agreements Act of 1979, Trade 
and Tariff Act of 1984, Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act 
of 1988, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 
Implementation Act, Uruguay Round Agreements Act, Trade Act of 
2002, and other legislation implementing U.S. obligations under 
trade agreements implementing bills provide the basis for U.S. 
bargaining with other countries and the means to achieve the 
mutual reduction of tariff and nontariff trade barriers under 
reciprocal trade agreements.
    The Committee's jurisdiction includes the following 
authorities and programs:
          (a) The tariff schedules and all tariff preference 
        programs, such as the General System of Preferences, 
        the Caribbean Basin Initiative, the Africa Growth and 
        Opportunity Act, the Andean Trade Preferences Act, and 
        the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Growth Act;
          (b) Laws dealing with unfair trade practices, 
        including the antidumping law, countervailing duty law, 
        section 301, and section 337;
          (c) Other laws dealing with import trade, including 
        section 201 (escape clause), section 232 national 
        security controls, section 22 agricultural 
        restrictions, international commodity agreements, 
        textile restrictions under section 204, and any other 
        restrictions or sanctions affecting imports;
          (d) General and specific trade negotiating authority, 
        as well as implementing authority for trade agreements 
        and the grant of normal-trade-relations (NTR) status;
          (e) Trade Adjustment Assistance programs for workers, 
        firms, farmers, and communities;
          (f) Customs administration and enforcement, including 
        rules of origin and country-of origin marking, customs 
        classification, customs valuation, customs user fees, 
        and U.S. participation in the World Customs 
        Organization (WCO);
          (g) Trade and customs revenue functions of the 
        Department of Homeland Security and the Department of 
        the Treasury.
          (h) Authorization of the budget for the International 
        Trade Commission (ITC), functions of the Department of 
        Homeland Security under the Committee's jurisdiction 
        (including the Bureaus of Customs and Border Protection 
        (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 
        and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).

   D. Revenue Originating Prerogative of the House of Representatives

    The Constitutional Convention debated adopting the British 
model in which the House of Lords could not amend revenue 
legislation sent to it from the House of Commons. Eventually, 
however, the Convention proposed and the States later ratified 
the Constitution providing that ``All bills for raising revenue 
shall originate in the House of Representatives, but the Senate 
may propose or concur with amendments as on other bills.'' 
(Article 1, Section 7, clause 1.)
    In order to pass constitutional scrutiny under this 
``origination clause,'' a tax bill must be passed first by the 
House of Representatives. After the House has completed action 
on a bill and approved it by a majority vote, the bill is 
transmitted to the Senate for formal action. The Senate may 
have already reviewed issues raised by the bill before its 
transmission. For example, the Senate Committee on Finance 
frequently holds hearings on tax legislative proposals before 
the legislation embodying those proposals is transmitted from 
the House of Representatives. On occasion, the Senate will 
consider a revenue bill in the form of a Senate or ``S.'' bill, 
and then await passage of a revenue ``H.R.'' bill from the 
House. The Senate then will add or substitute provisions of the 
``S.'' bill as an amendment to the ``H.R.'' bill and send the 
``H.R.'' bill back to the House of Representatives for its 
concurrence or for conference on the differing provisions.

   E. The House's Exercise of Its Constitutional Prerogative: ``Blue 
                               Slipping''

    When a Senate bill or amendment to a House bill infringes 
on the constitutional prerogative of the House to originate 
revenue measures, that infringement may be raised in the House 
as a matter of privilege. That privilege has also been asserted 
on a Senate amendment to a House amendment to a Senate bill 
(see 96th Congress, 1st Session, November 8, 1979, 
Congressional Record p. H10425).
    Note that the House in its sole discretion may determine 
that legislation passed by the Senate infringes on its 
prerogative to originate revenue legislation. In the absence of 
such determination by the House, the Federal courts are 
occasionally asked to rule a certain revenue measure to be 
unconstitutional as not having originated in the House (see 
U.S. v. Munoz-Flores, 495 U.S. 385 (1990).
    Senate bills or amendments to non-revenue bills infringe on 
the House's prerogative even if they do not raise or reduce 
revenue. Such infringements are referred to as ``revenue 
affecting.'' Thus, any import ban which could result in lost 
customs tariffs must originate in the House (100th Congress, 
1st Session, July 30, 1987 100th Congress, 2nd Session, June 
16, 1988, Congressional Record p. H4356). Offending bills and 
amendments are returned to the Senate through the passage in 
the House of a House Resolution which states that the Senate 
provision: ``in the opinion of the House, contravenes the first 
clause of the seventh section of the first article of the 
Constitution of the United States and is an infringement of the 
privilege of the House and that such bill be respectfully 
returned to the Senate with a message communicating this 
resolution'' (e.g., 100th Congress, 1st Session, July 30, 1987, 
Congressional Record p. H6808). This practice is referred to as 
``blue slipping'' because the resolution returning the 
offending bill to the Senate is printed on blue paper. In other 
cases, the Committee of the Whole House has passed a similar or 
identical House bill in lieu of a Senate bill or amendment 
(e.g., 91st Congress, 2nd Congress, May 11, 1970, Congressional 
Record pp. H14951-14960). The Committee on Ways and Means has 
also reported bills to the House which were approved and sent 
to the Senate in lieu of Senate bills (e.g., 93rd Congress, 1st 
Session, November 6, 1973, Congressional Record pp. 36006-
36008). In other cases, the Senate has substituted a House bill 
or delayed action on its own legislation to await a proper 
revenue affecting bill or amendment from the House (see 95th 
Congress, 2nd Session, September 22, 1978, Congressional Record 
p. H30960; January 22, 1980, Congressional Record p. S107).
    Any Member may offer a resolution seeking to invoke Article 
I, Section 7. However, the determination that a bill violates 
the Origination Clause has been traditionally made by Members 
of the Committee on Ways and Means, and the resolution has been 
offered by the Chairman or another Member of the Committee on 
Ways and Means. Because Article I, Section 7 involves the 
privileges of the House, a blue-slip resolution offered by the 
Chairman or other Members of the Committee on Ways and Means 
has been typically adopted by voice vote on the House Floor. 
There have been instances where the House has agreed to not 
deal directly with the issue by tabling a resolution.\2\\3\
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    \2\In cases where the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means 
did not believe that the bill in question violated the Origination 
Clause or the objection had been dealt with in another manner, 
resolutions offered by other Members of the House have been tabled. 
[See adoption of motion by Representative Rostenkowski to table H. Res. 
571, 97 2, p. 22127.]
    \3\This was an instance where the Chairman of the Committee on Ways 
and Means raised a question of the privilege of the House pursuant to 
Article I, Section 7, of the U.S. Constitution on H.R. 4516, 
Legislative Branch Appropriations. The motion was laid on the table.
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    On July 24, 2018, through House Resolution 1019, Chairman 
Brady raised a question of the privileges of the House as the 
conference report accompanying H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, for military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes contravened the first 
clause of the seventh section of the first article of the 
Constitution of the United States and was an infringement of 
the privileges of this House. House Resolution 1019 was agreed 
to without objection, and H.R. 5515 was therefore recommitted 
to the Committee on Conference. House Resolution 1019 marked 
the first time the House adopted a resolution that assessed a 
committee on conference had ``originated'' a revenue measure.
    In the 116th Congress, the House did not formally raise a 
question of its privileges as relating to the origination 
clause of the United States Constitution. However, the House 
Ways and Means Committee worked closely with the House 
Leadership and members of the Senate to address constitutional 
infirmities in Senate originated provisions before measures 
were subject to blue slip procedures. For example, the House 
Ways and Means Committee worked with the other Chamber to 
address offending provisions in both the 2020 and 2021 National 
Defense Authorizations Acts.
    S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020, passed the Senate on June 27, 2019 and was held at the 
desk in the House. The House Ways and Means Committee 
identified a revenue provision within Title LXIX, Otto Warmbier 
Banking Restrictions Involving North Korea Act of 2019, which 
imposed a new requirement on the President for the waiver of 
certain sanctions under the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 
Act of 2016. While the Senate had included an exception for the 
importation of goods, it was determined that the drafting did 
not effectively insulate the bill from constitutional scrutiny. 
Upon learning of this deficiency, the Senate requested the 
return of the papers and the House complied with the request. 
The Senate subsequently amended S. 1790 (S. Amdt 938) by 
unanimous consent to remove the revenue provisions and sent the 
amended bill to the House. The House determined that S. 1790 as 
amended by S. Amdt 938 did not violate the origination clause 
of the United States Constitution.
    On November 16, 2020 the Senate passed by voice vote H.R. 
6395, National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 with an 
amendment in a nature of a substitute inserting the provisions 
of S. 4049 as passed by the Senate on July 23, 2020, with an 
amendment. The text of the amendment in a nature of a 
substitute omitted sections 3158 and 8159 that had appeared in 
Senate engrossed S. 4049. These two provisions regarding the 
extension and expansion of limitations on uranium were deemed 
as offending revenue provisions and if added as a Senate 
amendment to H.R. 6395 would have violated the origination 
clause of the United States Constitution. With the omission of 
these two provisions in the Senate amendment, the package was 
not subject to formal blue slip procedures and H.R. 6395 
proceeded to conference.

 Appendix II. Statistical Review of the Activities of the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means


      A. Number of Bills and Resolutions Referred to the Committee

    During the 116th Congress, through December 28, 2020, a 
total of 1,727 bills were referred to the Committee, 
representing 10.4 percent of all the public bills introduced in 
the House of Representatives.
    The following table gives a more complete statistical 
review since 1967.

          TABLE 1--NUMBER OF BILLS AND RESOLUTION REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE 90TH THROUGH 116TH CONGRESS
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                                                                 Introduced in       Referred to
                                                                     House            Committee       Percentage
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90th Congress................................................            24,227               3,806         15.7
91st Congress................................................            23,575               3,442         14.6
92nd Congress................................................            20,458               3,157         15.4
93rd Congress................................................            21,096               3,370           16
94th Congress................................................            19,371               3,747         19.3
95th Congress................................................            17,800               3,922           22
96th Congress................................................            10,196               2,337         22.9
97th Congress................................................             9,909               2,377         26.4
98th Congress................................................             8,104               1,904         23.5
99th Congress................................................             7,522               1,568         20.8
100th Congress...............................................             7,043               1,419         22.1
101st Congress...............................................             7,640               1,737         22.7
102nd Congress...............................................             7,771               1,972         25.4
103rd Congress...............................................             6,645               1,496         22.5
104th Congress...............................................             5,329               1,071         20.1
105th Congress...............................................             5,976               1,509         25.2
106th Congress...............................................             6,942               1,762         25.3
107th Congress...............................................             7,029               1,941         27.6
108th Congress...............................................             6,953               1,541         22.2
109th Congress...............................................             8,152               2,152         26.4
110th Congress...............................................             9,319               2,386         25.6
111th Congress...............................................             8,780               1,764         20.1
112th Congress...............................................             7,842               2,581         32.9
113th Congress...............................................            15,908               1,380          8.7
114th Congress...............................................             6,529               1,559         23.9
115th Congress...............................................             8,856               1,497         16.9
116th Congress...............................................            16,587               1,727         10.4
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B. Number and Final Status of Bills Reported From the Committee on Ways 
                    and Means in the 116th Congress

    During the 116th Congress, the Committee reported to the 
House a total of 31 bills favorably. There were 10 bills 
containing provisions within the purview of the Committee that 
were passed by the House; 10 were enacted into law. This is not 
indicative of the total number of bills considered by the 
Committee.

     Appendix III. Chairmen of the Committee on Ways and Means and 
 Membership of the Committee from the 1st through the 116th Congresses


    A. Chairmen of the Committee on Ways and Means, 1789 to Present


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                Name                           State                    Party               Term of Service
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Thomas Fitzsimons...................  Pennsylvania...........  Federalist............  1789
William L. Smith....................  South Carolina.........  Federalist............  1794 to 1797
Robert G. Harper....................  South Carolina.........  Federalist............  1797 to 1800
Roger Griswold......................  Connecticut............  Federalist............  1800 to 1801
John Randolph.......................  Virginia...............  Jeffersonian            1801 to 1805, 1827
                                                                Republican.
Joseph Clay.........................  Pennsylvania...........  Jeffersonian            1805 to 1807
                                                                Republican.
George W. Campbell..................  Tennessee..............  Jeffersonian            1807 to 1809
                                                                Republican.
John W. Eppes.......................  Virginia...............  Jeffersonian            1809 to 1811
                                                                Republican.
Ezekiel Bacon.......................  Massachusetts..........  Jeffersonian            1811 to 1812
                                                                Republican.
Langdon Cheves......................  South Carolina.........  Jeffersonian            1812 to 1813
                                                                Republican.
John W. Eppes.......................  Virginia...............  Jeffersonian            1813 to 1815
                                                                Republican.
William Lowndes.....................  South Carolina.........  Jeffersonian            1815 to 1818
                                                                Republican.
Samuel Smith........................  Maryland...............  Jeffersonian            1818 to 1822
                                                                Republican.
Louis McLane........................  Delaware...............  Jeffersonian            1822 to 1827
                                                                Republican.
George McDuffie.....................  South Carolina.........  Democrat..............  1827 to 1832
Gulian C. Verplanck.................  New York...............  Democrat..............  1832 to 1833
James K. Polk.......................  Tennessee..............  Democrat..............  1833 to 1835
C. C. Cambreleng....................  New York...............  Democrat..............  1835 to 1839
John W. Jones.......................  Virginia...............  Democrat..............  1839 to 1841
Millard Fillmore....................  New York...............  Whig..................  1841 to 1843
James Iver McKay....................  North Carolina.........  Democrat..............  1843 to 1847
Samuel F. Vinton....................  Ohio...................  Whig..................  1847 to 1849
Thomas H. Bayly.....................  Virginia...............  Democrat..............  1849 to 1851
George S. Houston...................  Alabama................  Democrat..............  1851 to 1855
Lewis D. Campbell...................  Ohio...................  Republican............  1855 to 1857
J. Glancy Jones.....................  Pennsylvania...........  Democrat..............  1857 to 1858
John S. Phelps......................  Missouri...............  Democrat..............  1858 to 1859
John Sherman........................  Ohio...................  Republican............  1859 to 1861
Thaddeus Stevens....................  Pennsylvania...........  Republican............  1861 to 1865
Justin S. Morrill...................  Vermont................  Republican............  1865 to 1867
Robert C. Schneck...................  Ohio...................  Republican............  1867 to 1871
Samuel D. Hooper....................  Massachusetts..........  Republican............  1871
Henry L. Dawes......................  Massachusetts..........  Republican............  1871 to 1875
William R. Morrison.................  Illinois...............  Democrat..............  1875 to 1877
Fernando Wood.......................  New York...............  Democrat..............  1877 to 1881
John R. Tucker......................  Virginia...............  Democrat..............  1881
William D. Kelley...................  Pennsylvania...........  Republican............  1881 to 1883
William R. Morrison.................  Illinois...............  Democrat..............  1883 to 1887
Roger Q. Mills......................  Texas..................  Democrat..............  1887 to 1889
William McKinley, Jr................  Ohio...................  Republican............  1889 to 1891
William M. Springer.................  Illinois...............  Democrat..............  1891 to 1893
William L. Wilson...................  West Virginia..........  Democrat..............  1893 to 1895
Nelson Dingley, Jr..................  Maine..................  Republican............  1895 to 1899
Sereno E. Payne.....................  New York...............  Republican............  1899 to 1911
Oscar W. Underwood..................  Alabama................  Democrat..............  1911 to 1915
Claude Kitchin......................  North Carolina.........  Democrat..............  1915 to 1919
Joseph W. Fordney...................  Michigan...............  Republican............  1919 to 1923
William R. Green....................  Iowa...................  Republican............  1923 to 1928
Willis C. Hawley....................  Oregon.................  Republican............  1929 to 1931
James W. Collier....................  Mississippi............  Democrat..............  1931 to 1933
Robert L. Doughton..................  North Carolina.........  Democrat..............  1933 to 1947, 1949
Harold Knutson......................  Minnesota..............  Republican............  1947 to 1949
Daniel A. Reed......................  New York...............  Republican............  1953 to 1955
Jere Cooper.........................  Tennessee..............  Democrat..............  1955 to 1957
Wilbur D. Mills.....................  Arkansas...............  Democrat..............  1957 to 1975
Al Ullman...........................  Oregon.................  Democrat..............  1975 to 1981
Dan Rostenkowski....................  Illinois...............  Democrat..............  1981 to 1994
Sam Gibbons, Acting Chairman........  Florida................  Democrat..............  1994 to 1995
Bill Archer.........................  Texas..................  Republican............  1995 to 2001
William W. Thomas...................  California.............  Republican............  2001 to 2007
Charles B. Rangel...................  New York...............  Democrat..............  2007 to 2010
Sander M. Levin, Acting Chairman....  Michigan...............  Democrat..............  2010 to 2011
Dave Camp...........................  Michigan...............  Republican............  2011 to 2015
Paul Ryan...........................  Wisconsin..............  Republican............  2015
Kevin Brady.........................  Texas..................  Republican............  2015 to 2018
Richard E. Neal.....................  Massachusetts..........  Democrat..............  2019 to Present
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             A. Tables Showing Membership of the Committee


  MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS FROM THE 1ST THROUGH THE 
                        116TH CONGRESS, BY STATE

[Beginning with the 104th Congress, Intra-Congress Committee Membership 
                         changes are footnoted]


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                    MEMBERS                            CONGRESS(ES)
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Alabama:
    John McKinley..............................                       23
    David Hubbard..............................                       26
    Dixon H. Lewis.............................                    27-28
    George S. Houston..........................             29-30, 32-33
    James F. Dowdell...........................                       35
    Hilary A. Herbert..........................                       48
    Joseph Wheeler.............................                    53-55
    Oscar W. Underwood.........................                56, 59-63
    Ronnie G. Flippo...........................                   98-101
    Arthur Davis...............................                  110-111
    Terri Sewell...............................                     115-
Arizona:
    J.D. Hayworth..............................                  105-109
    David Schweikert...........................                      15-
Arkansas:
    James K. Jones.............................                       48
    Clifton R. Breckinridge....................                49-51, 53
    William A. Oldfield........................                    64-70
    Heartsill Ragon............................                    70-73
    William J. Driver..........................                       72
    Claude A. Fuller...........................                    73-75
    Wilbur D. Mills............................                    77-94
    Jim Guy Tucker, Jr.........................                       94
    Beryl Anthony, Jr..........................                       95
    Tim Griffin................................                      113
California:
    Joseph McKenna.............................                    51-52
    Victor H. Metcalf..........................                    57-58
    James C. Needham...........................                    58-62
    William H. Evans...........................                       73
    Frank H. Buck..............................                    74-77
    Bertrand W. Gearhart.......................                    76-80
    Cecil R. King..............................             78-79, 81-90
    James B. Utt...............................                83, 86-91
    James C. Corman............................                    90-96
    Jerry L. Pettis............................                    91-94
    William M. Ketchum.........................                    94-95
    Fortney Pete Stark.........................                   94-112
    John H. Rousselot..........................                    95-97
    Robert T. Matsui...........................                  i97-104
    William M. Thomas..........................                   98-109
    Wally Herger...............................                  103-112
    Xavier Becerra.............................                  103-114
    Mike Thompson..............................                     109-
    Devin Nunes................................                   ii109-
    Linda Sanchez..............................                     113-
    Judy Chu...................................                  iii115-
Colorado:
    Robert W. Bonynge..........................                       60
    Charles B. Timberlake......................                    66-72
    John A. Carroll............................                       81
    Donald G. Brotzman.........................                    92-93
    George H. ``Hank'' Brown...................                  100-101
    Scott McInnis..............................                  106-108
    Bob Beauprez...............................                      109
Connecticut:
    Jeremiah Watson............................                        1
    Uriah Tracy................................                        3
    James Hillhouse............................                        4
    Nathaniel Smith............................                      4-5
    Joshua Coit................................                        5
    Roger Griswold.............................                      5-8
    John Davenport.............................                        8
    Jonathon O. Moseley........................                9, 14, 16
    Benjamin Tallmadge.........................                    10-11
    Timothy Pitkin.............................                12-13, 15
    Ralph I. Ingersoll.........................                    21-22
    Samuel D. Hubbard..........................                       30
    James Phelps...............................                    45-46
    Charles A. Russel..........................                    54-57
    Ebenezer J. Hill...........................             58-62, 64-65
    John Q. Tilson.............................                    66-68
    Antoni N. Sadlak...........................                    83-85
    William R. Cotter..........................                    94-97
    Barbara B. Kennelly........................                   98-105
    Nancy L. Johnson...........................                  101-109
    John B. Larson.............................                     109-
Delaware:
    John Vining................................                        1
    Henry Latimer..............................                        3
    John Patten................................                        4
    James A. Bayard, Sr........................                     5, 7
    Caesar A. Rodney...........................                        8
    Louis McLane...............................                    16-19
Florida:
    A. S. Herlong, Jr..........................                    84-90
    Sam M. Gibbons.............................                   91-104
    L. A. ``Skip'' Bafalis.....................                    94-97
    E. Clay Shaw, Jr...........................                  100-109
    Karen L. Thurman...........................                  105-107
    Mark Foley.................................                iv104-109
    Kendrick Meek..............................                  110-111
    Ginny Brown-Waite..........................                      111
    Vern Buchanan..............................                     112-
    Carlos Curbelo.............................                      115
    Stephanie Murphy...........................                      116
Georgia:
    James Jackson..............................                        1
    Abraham Baldwin............................                      3-5
    Benjamin Taliaferro........................                        6
    John Milledge..............................                        7
    David Meriwether...........................                      8-9
    William W. Bibb............................                    12-13
    Joel Abbott................................                       15
    Joel Crawford..............................                    15-16
    Wiley Thompson.............................                    17-18
    George R. Gilmer...........................                       20
    Richard H. Wilde...........................                    22-23
    George W. Owens............................                    24-25
    Charles E. Haynes..........................                       25
    Mark A. Cooper.............................                       26
    Absalom H. Chappell........................                       28
    Seaborn Jones..............................                       29
    Robert Toombs..............................                    30-31
    Alexander H. Stephens......................                31-31, 33
    Marshall J. Wellborn.......................                       31
    Howell Cobb................................                       34
    Martin J. Crawford.........................                    35-36
    Benjamin H. Hill...........................                       44
    Henry R. Harris............................                   45, 49
    William H. Felton..........................                       46
    Emory Speer................................                       47
    James H. Blount............................                       48
    Henry G. Turner............................                    50-54
    Charles F. Crisp...........................                       54
    James M. Griggs............................                    60-61
    William G. Brantley........................                    61-62
    Charles R. Crisp...........................                    64-72
    Albert S. Camp.............................                    78-83
    Phillip M. Landrum.........................                    89-94
    Ed Jenkins.................................                   95-102
    Wyche Fowler, Jr...........................                    96-99
    John Lewis.................................                 v103-116
    Mac Collins................................                  104-108
    John Linder................................                  109-111
    Tom Price..................................                vi112-115
    Drew Ferguson..............................                     115-
Hawaii:
    Cecil ``Cec'' Heftel.......................                    96-99
Illinois:
    Daniel P. Cook.............................                       19
    John A. McClernand.........................                       37
    John Wentworth.............................                       39
    John A. Logan..............................                       40
    Samuel S. Marshall.........................                       41
    Horatio C. Burchard........................                    42-45
    William R. Morrison........................                44, 46-49
    William M. Springer........................                       52
    Albert J. Hopkins..........................                    52-57
    Henry S. Boutell...........................                    58-61
    Henry T. Rainey............................             62-66, 68-72
    John A. Sterling...........................                       65
    Ira C. Copley..............................                    66-67
    Carl R. Chindblom..........................                    68-72
    Chester C. Thompson........................                    74-75
    Raymond S. McKeough........................                    76-77
    Charles S. Dewey...........................                       78
    Thomas J. O'Brien..........................                79, 81-88
    Noah M. Mason..............................                    80-87
    Harold C. Collier..........................                    88-93
    Dan Rostenkowski...........................                   88-103
    Abner J. Mikva.............................                    94-96
    Philip M. Crane............................                   94-108
    Marty Russo................................                   96-102
    Mel Reynolds...............................                      103
    Jerry Weller...............................                  105-110
    Rahm Emanuel...............................                  109-110
    Danny K. Davis.............................                111, 113-
    Peter Roskam...............................                      111
    Aaron Schock...............................                  112-114
    Robert J. Dold.............................                      114
    Darin LaHood...............................                  vii115-
    Brad Schneider.............................                     116-
Indiana:
    David Wallace..............................                       27
    Cyrus L. Dunham............................                       32
    William E. Niblack.........................                   40, 43
    Godlove S. Orth............................                       41
    Michael C. Kerr............................                       42
    Thomas M. Browne...........................                    48-50
    William D. Bynum...........................                   50, 53
    Benjamin F. Shively........................                       52
    George W. Steele...........................                    54-57
    James E. Watson............................                    58-60
    Edgar D. Crumpacker........................                    60-61
    Lincoln Dixon..............................                    62-65
    Harry C. Canfield..........................                    71-72
    John W. Boehne, Jr.........................                    73-77
    Robert A. Grant............................                       80
    Andy Jacobs, Jr............................                   94-104
    Chris Chocola..............................                      109
    Todd Young.................................                  113-114
    Jackie Walorski............................                     115-
Iowa:
    John A. Kasson.............................            38, 43, 47-48
    William B. Allison.........................                    39-41
    John H. Gear...............................                   51, 53
    Jonathon P. Dolliver.......................                    54-56
    William R. Green...........................                    63-70
    C. William Ramseyer........................                    70-71
    Otha D. Wearin.............................                       75
    Lloyd Thurston.............................                       75
    Thomas E. Martin...........................                    80-83
    Fred Grandy................................                  102-103
    Jim Nussel.................................                  104-109
Kansas:
    Dudley C. Haskell..........................                       47
    Chester I. Long............................                    56-57
    Charles Curtis.............................                    58-59
    William A. Calderhead......................                    60-61
    Victor Murdock.............................                       63
    Guy T. Helvering...........................                    64-65
    Frank Carlson..............................                    76-79
    Martha E. Keys.............................                    94-95
    Lynn Jenkins...............................                  112-115
    Ron Estes..................................                     115-
Kentucky:
    Alexander D. Orr...........................                        3
    Christopher Greenup........................                        4
    Thomas T. Davis............................                        5
    John Boyle.................................                        8
    Richard M. Johnson.........................                    11-12
    Thomas Montgomery..........................                       13
    David Trimble..............................                    15-16
    Nathan Gaither.............................                       22
    John Pope..................................                       25
    Thomas F. Marshall.........................                       27
    Garrett Davis..............................                       28
    Charles S. Morehead........................                    30-31
    John C. Breckinridge.......................                       33
    Robert Mallory.............................                       38
    James B. Beck..............................                    42-43
    Henry Watterson............................                       44
    John G. Carlisle...........................                46-47, 51
    Joseph C.S. Blackburn......................                       48
    William C.P. Breckinridge..................                    49-50
    Alexander B. Montgomery....................                    52-53
    Walter Evans...............................                    54-55
    Ollie M. James.............................                       62
    Augustus O. Stanley........................                       63
    Frederick M. Vinson........................                    72-75
    Noble J. Gregory...........................                    78-85
    John C. Watts..............................                    86-92
    Jim Bunning................................                  102-105
    Ron Lewis..................................                  106-110
    Geoff Davis................................              viii110-112
Louisiana:
    Thomas B. Robertson........................                       14
    William L. Brent...........................                    19-20
    Walter H. Overton..........................                       21
    Lionel A. Sheldon..........................                       43
    Randall L. Gibson..........................                    45-46
    Charles J. Boatner.........................                       54
    Samuel F. Robertson........................                    55-59
    Robert F. Boussard.........................                       61
    Whitmell P. Martin.........................                    65-70
    Paul H. Mahoney............................                76, 78-79
    Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr......................                    81-91
    Joe D. Waggonner, Jr.......................                    92-95
    W. Henson Moore III........................                    96-99
    William J. Jefferson.......................           103, ix105-109
    Jim McCrery................................                  103-110
    Jimmy Hayes................................                     x104
    Charles W. Boustany, Jr....................                  111-114
    Cedric Richmond............................                    xi116
Maine:
    Peleg Sprague..............................                    19-20
    Francis O.J. Smith.........................                       24
    George Evans...............................                       26
    Israel Washburn, Jr........................                       36
    James G. Blaine............................                       44
    William P. Frye............................                       46
    Thomas B. Reed.............................             48-50, 52-53
    Nelson Dingley, Jr.........................                51, 54-55
    Daniel J. McGillicuddy.....................                       64
Maryland:
    William Smith..............................                        1
    Gabriel Christie...........................                        3
    William Vans Murray........................                        4
    William Hindman............................                      4-5
    William Craik..............................                        5
    Joseph H. Nicholson........................                      6-9
    Nicholas R. Moore..........................                        8
    Roger Nelson...............................                        9
    John Montgomery............................                    10-11
    Alexander McKim............................                       13
    Stevenson Archer...........................                       13
    Samuel Smith...............................                    14-17
    Isaac McKim................................                18, 23-25
    Henry W. Davis.............................                    34-36
    Phillip F. Thomas..........................                       44
    David J. Lewis.............................                    72-75
    Rogers C.B. Morton.........................                    91-92
    Benjamin L. Cardin.........................                  101-109
Massachusetts:
    Elbridge Gerry.............................                        1
    Fisher Ames................................                        3
    Theodore Sedgwick..........................                        4
    Theophilus Bradbury........................                        4
    Harrison Gray Otis.........................                      5-6
    Samuel Sewall..............................                        5
    Isaac Parker...............................                        5
    Bailey Bartlett............................                        6
    Nathan Read................................                        7
    Seth Hastings..............................                        8
    Josiah Quincy..............................                        9
    Ezekial Bacon..............................                    11-12
    Ebenezer Seaver............................                       11
    Henry Shaw.................................                       16
    Henry W. Dwight............................                    19-21
    Benjamin Gorham............................                       23
    Abbott Lawrence............................                   24, 26
    Richard Fletcher...........................                       25
    George N. Briggs...........................                       25
    Leverett Saltonstall.......................                       26
    Robert C. Winthrop.........................                       29
    Charles Hudson.............................                       30
    George Ashmun..............................                       31
    William Appleton...........................                32-33, 37
    Alexander De Witt..........................                       34
    Nathaniel P. Banks.........................                   35, 45
    Samuel Hooper..............................                    37-41
    Henry L. Dawes.............................                    42-43
    Chester W. Chapin..........................                       44
    William A. Russell.........................                    47-48
    Moses T. Stevens...........................                    52-53
    Samuel W. McCall...........................                    56-62
    Andrew J. Peters...........................                    62-63
    Augustus P. Gardner........................                    63-65
    John T. Mitchell...........................                       63
    Allen T. Treadway..........................                    65-78
    Peter F. Tague.............................                    67-68
    John W. McCormack..........................                    72-76
    Arthur D. Healey...........................                       77
    Charles L. Gifford.........................                    79-80
    Angier L. Goodwin..........................                80, 82-83
    James A. Burke.............................                    87-95
    James M. Shannon...........................                    96-98
    Brian J. Donnelly..........................                   99-102
    Richard E. Neal............................                     103-
Michigan:
    William A. Howard..........................                    34-36
    Austin Blair...............................                       41
    Henry Waldron..............................                       43
    Omar D. Conger.............................                       46
    Jay A. Hubbell.............................                       47
    William C. Maybury.........................                       49
    Julius C. Burrows..........................                    50-53
    Justin R. Whiting..........................                    52-53
    William A. Smith...........................                       59
    Joseph W. Fordney..........................                    60-67
    James C. McLaughlin........................                    68-72
    Roy O. Woodruff............................                    73-82
    John D. Dingell............................                    74-84
    Victor A. Knox.............................                83, 86-88
    Thaddeus M. Machrowicz.....................                    84-87
    Martha W. Griffiths........................                    87-93
    Charles E. Chamberlain.....................                    91-93
    Richard F. Vander Veen.....................                    93-94
    Guy Vander Jagt............................                   94-102
    William M. Brodhead........................                    95-97
    Sander M. Levin............................                     100-
    Dave Camp..................................                  103-113
    Mike Bishop................................                   xii115
    Dan Kildee.................................                     116-
Minnesota:
    Mark A. Dunnell............................                    46-47
    James A. Tawney............................                    54-58
    James T. McCleary..........................                       59
    Winfield S. Hammond........................                    62-63
    Sydney Anderson............................                       63
    Harold Knutson.............................                    73-80
    Eugene J. McCarthy.........................                    84-85
    Joseph E. Karth............................                    92-94
    Bill Frenzel...............................                   94-101
    Jim Ramstad................................                  104-110
    Erik Paulsen...............................                  111-115
Mississippi:
    Jacob Thompson.............................                       31
    John Sharp Williams........................                    58-59
    James W. Collier...........................                    63-72
    Aaron Lane Ford............................                       77
Missouri:
    James S. Green.............................                       31
    John S. Phelps.............................                    32-37
    Henry T. Blow..............................                       38
    John Hogan.................................                       39
    Gustavus A. Finkelburg.....................                       42
    John C. Tarsney............................                    53-54
    Seth W. Cobb...............................                       54
    Champ Clark................................                    58-61
    Dorsey W. Shackleford......................                    62-63
    Clement C. Dickinson.......................      63-66, 68-70, 72-73
    Charles L. Faust...........................                    69-70
    Richard M. Duncan..........................                    74-77
    Thomas B. Curtis...........................                    83-90
    Frank M. Karsten...........................                    84-90
    Richard A. Gephardt........................                   95-101
    Mel Hancock................................                  103-104
    Kenny Hulshof..............................                  105-110
    Jason Smith................................                     114-
Montana:
    Lee W. Metcalf.............................                       86
    James F. Battin............................                    89-91
Nebraska:
    William J. Bryan...........................                    52-53
    Charles H. Sloan...........................                    63-65
    Ashton C. Shallenberger....................                       73
    Carl T. Curtis.............................                    79-83
    Hal Daub...................................                   99-100
    Peter Hoagland.............................                      103
    Jon Christensen............................                  104-105
    Adrian Smith...............................                     112-
Nevada:
    Francis G. Newlands........................                    56-57
    John Ensign................................                  104-105
    Jon Porter.................................                  109-110
    Shelley Berkley............................                  110-112
    Dean Heller................................              xiii111-112
    Steven Horsford............................                     116-
New Hampshire:
    Samuel Livermore...........................                        1
    Nicholas Gilman............................                      3-4
    Abiel Foster...............................                        5
    Nathaniel A. Haven.........................                       11
    Henry Hubbard..............................                       23
    Charles G. Atherton........................                    25-27
    Moses Norris, Jr...........................                    28-29
    Harry Hibbard..............................                    31-33
    Judd A. Gregg..............................                   99-100
New Jersey:
    Lambert Cadwalader.........................                        1
    Elias Boudinot.............................                        3
    Isaac Smith................................                        4
    Thomas Sinnickson..........................                        5
    James H. Imlay.............................                        6
    William Coxe, Jr...........................                       13
    John L. N. Stratton........................                       37
    William Hughes.............................                       62
    Isaac Bacharach............................                    66-74
    Donald H. McLean...........................                    76-78
    Robert W. Kean.............................                    78-85
    Henry Helstoski............................                       94
    Frank J. Guarini...........................                   96-102
    Dick Zimmer................................                      104
    Bill Pascrell..............................                     110-
New Mexico:
    Clinton P. Anderson........................                       79
New York:
    John Laurance..............................                        1
    John Watts.................................                        3
    Ezekial Gilbert............................                        4
    James Cochran..............................                        5
    Hezekiah L. Hosmer.........................                        5
    Jonas Platt................................                        6
    Killian K. Van Rensselaer..................                        7
    Joshua Sands...............................                        8
    Erastus Root...............................                       11
    John W. Taylor.............................                       13
    Jonathon Fisk..............................                       13
    Thomas J. Oakley...........................                       13
    James W. Wilkin............................                       14
    James Tallmadge, Jr........................                       15
    Albert H. Tracy............................                       16
    Nathaniel Pitcher..........................                       17
    Churchill C. Cambreleng....................             17-18, 23-25
    Dudley Marvin..............................                       19
    Gulian C. Verplanck........................                    20-22
    Aaron Vanderpoel...........................                       26
    Millard Filmore............................                       27
    Daniel D. Barnard..........................                       28
    David L. Seymour...........................                       28
    George O. Rathbun..........................                       28
    Orville Hungerford.........................                       29
    Henry Nicoll...............................                       30
    James Brooks...............................         31-32, 39-40, 42
    William Duer...............................                       31
    Solomon G. Haven...........................                       33
    Russell Sage...............................                       34
    John Kelly.................................                       35
    William B. MacLay..........................  .......................
    Elbridge G. Spaulding......................                    36-37
    Erastus Corning............................                       37
    Reuben E. Fenton...........................                       38
    De Witt C. Littlejohn......................                       38
    Henry G. Stebbins..........................                       38
    John V. L. Pruyn...........................                       38
    Roscoe Conkling............................                       39
    Charles H. Winfield........................                       39
    John A. Griswold...........................                       40
    Dennis McCarthy............................                       41
    Ellis H. Roberts...........................                    42-43
    Fernando Wood..............................                    43-46
    Abram S. Hewitt............................                    48-49
    Frank Hiscock..............................                    48-49
    Sereno E. Payne............................                    51-63
    Roswell P. Flower..........................                       51
    William B. Cochran.........................             52-53, 58-60
    George B. McClellan........................                    55-58
    John W. Dwight.............................                       61
    Francis B. Harrison........................                    61-63
    Michael F. Conry...........................                       64
    George W. Fairchild........................                    64-65
    John F. Carew..............................                    65-71
    Luther W. Mott.............................                    66-67
    Alanson B. Houghton........................                       67
    Ogden L. Mills.............................                    67-69
    Frank Crowther.............................                    68-77
    Thaddeus C. Sweet..........................                       70
    Frederick M. Davenport.....................                    70-71
    Thomas H. Cullen...........................                    71-78
    Christopher D. Sullivan....................                    72-76
    Daniel A. Reed.............................                    73-86
    Walter A. Lynch............................                    78-81
    Eugene J. Keogh............................                    82-89
    Albert H. Bosch............................                       86
    Steven B. Derounin.........................                    87-88
    Barber B. Conable, Jr......................                    90-98
    Jacob H. Gilbert...........................                    90-91
    Hugh L. Carey..............................                    91-93
    Otis G. Pike...............................                    93-95
    Charles B. Rangel..........................                   94-114
    Thomas J. Downey...........................                   96-102
    Raymond J. McGrath.........................                   99-102
    Michael R. McNulty.........................          103, xiv104-110
    Amo Houghton...............................                  103-108
    Thomas M. Reynolds.........................                  109-110
    Joseph Crowley.............................                  110-115
    Brian Higgins..............................                     111-
    Christopher Lee............................                    xv112
    Tom Reed...................................                  xvi112-
    Tom Suozzi.................................                     116-
North Carolina:
    William B. Grove...........................                        3
    Thomas Blount..............................                      4-5
    Robert Williams............................                        5
    David Stone................................                        6
    James Holland..............................                        7
    Willis Alston..............................                10-11, 13
    William Gaston.............................                    13-14
    Abraham Rencher............................                   25, 27
    Henry W. Conner............................                       26
    James I. McKay.............................                    28-30
    Edward Stanly..............................                       32
    William M. Robbins.........................                       45
    Edward W. Pou..............................                    60-61
    Claude Kitchin.............................                    62-67
    Robert L. Doughton.........................                    69-82
    James G. Martin............................                    94-98
    Bob Etheridge..............................                      111
    George Holding.............................                     115-
North Dakota:
    Martin N. Johnson..........................                    54-55
    George M. Young............................                    66-68
    Byron L. Dorgan............................                    8-102
    Earl Pomeroy...............................                  107-111
    Rick Berg..................................                      112
Ohio:
    William Creighton, Jr......................                       13
    Thomas R. Ross.............................                       16
    Thomas Corwin..............................                    23-24
    Thomas L. Hamer............................                       25
    Taylor Webster.............................                       25
    Samson Mason...............................                    26-27
    John B. Weller.............................                       28
    Samuel F. Vinton...........................                    29-31
    Lewis B. Campbell..........................                    34-35
    John Sherman...............................                       36
    Valentine B. Horton........................                       37
    George B. Pendleton........................                       38
    James A. Garfield..........................                39, 44-46
    Robert C. Schenck..........................                    40-41
    Charles Foster.............................                       43
    Milton Sayler..............................                       45
    William McKinley, Jr.......................             46-47, 49-51
    Frank H. Hurd..............................                       48
    Charles H. Grosvenor.......................                    53-59
    Nicholas Longworth.........................             60-62, 64-67
    Timothy T. Ansberry........................                    62-63
    Alfred G. Allen............................                       64
    George White...............................                       65
    Charles C. Kearns..........................                    68-71
    Charles F. West............................                       73
    Thomas A. Jenkins..........................                    73-85
    Arthur P. Lamneck..........................                    74-75
    Stephen M. Young...........................                       81
    Jackson E. Betts...........................                    86-92
    Donald D. Clancy...........................                    93-94
    Charles A. Vanik...........................                    89-96
    Bill Gradison..............................                   95-103
    Don J. Please..............................                   97-102
    Rob Portman................................              xvii104-109
    Stephanie Tubbs Jones......................             xviii108-110
    Pat Tiberi.................................               xix110-115
    Jim Renacci................................                  113-115
    Brad Wenstrup..............................                    xx115
Oklahoma:
    Thomas A. Chandler.........................                       67
    James V. McClintic.........................                       73
    Wesley E. Disney...........................                    74-78
    James R. Jones.............................                    94-99
    Bill K. Brewster...........................                      103
    Wes Watkins................................                  105-107
Oregon:
    William R. Ellis...........................                       61
    Willis C. Hawkley..........................                    65-72
    Albert C. Ullman...........................                    87-96
    Mike Kopetski..............................                      103
    Earl Blumenauer............................                     110-
Pennsylvania:
    Thomas Fitzsimons..........................                     1, 3
    Albert Gallatin............................                      4-6
    Henry Woods................................                        6
    John Smilie................................               6-7, 10-12
    Joseph Clay................................                      8-9
    John Rea...................................                       11
    Jonathon Roberts...........................                    12-13
    Samuel D. Ingham...........................                13-14, 18
    John Sergeant..............................                   15, 25
    John Tod...................................                       17
    John Gilmore...............................                    21-22
    Horace Binney..............................                       23
    Richard Biddle.............................                       26
    Joseph R. Insersoll........................                24, 27-29
    James Pollock..............................                       30
    Moses Hampton..............................                       31
    J. Glancy Jones............................                   32, 35
    John Robbins...............................                       33
    James H. Campbell..........................                       34
    Henry M. Phillips..........................                       35
    Thaddeus Stevens...........................                    36-38
    James K. Moorehead.........................                    39-40
    William D. Kelley..........................                    41-50
    Russell Errett.............................                       47
    Samuel J. Randall..........................                       47
    William L. Scott...........................                       50
    Thomas M. Bayne............................                       51
    John Dalzell...............................                    52-62
    John J. Casey..............................                   64, 68
    Henry W. Watson............................                    66-73
    Harris J. Bixler...........................                       69
    Harry A. Estep.............................                    70-72
    Thomas C. Cochran..........................                       73
    Joshua T. Brooks...........................                       74
    Patrick J. Bolland.........................                    76-77
    Benjamin Jarrett...........................                    76-77
    James P. McGranery.........................                    77-78
    Herman P. Eberharter.......................                    78-85
    Richard M. Simpson.........................                    78-86
    William J. Green, Jr.......................                    86-88
    John A. Lafore, Jr.........................                       86
    Walter M. Mumma............................                    86-87
    George M. Rhodes...........................                    88-90
    Herman T. Schneebeli.......................                    87-94
    William J. Green, III......................                    90-94
    Raymond F. Lederer.........................                    95-96
    Dick Schulze...............................                   95-102
    Donald A. Bailey...........................                       97
    William J. Coyne...........................                   99-107
    Rick Santorum..............................                      103
    Philip S. English..........................                  104-110
    Melissa A. Hart............................                      109
    Alyson V. Schwartz.........................             110-111, 113
    Jim Gerlach................................                  112 113
    Mike Kelly.................................                      113
    Pat Meehan.................................               xxi114 115
    Brendan Boyle..............................                     116-
    Dwight Evans...............................                     116-
Rhode Island:
    Benjamin Bourne............................                      3-4
    Francis Malbone............................                        4
    Elisha R. Potter...........................                        4
    Christopher G. Champlin....................                        5
    John Brown.................................                        6
    Joseph Stanton, Jr.........................                        8
    Daniel L. D. Granger.......................                    59-60
    George F. O'Shaunessy......................                       65
    Richard S. Aldrich.........................                    69-72
    Aime J. Forand.............................                    78-86
South Carolina:
    William L. Smith...........................                      3-5
    Robert Goodloe Harper......................                      5-6
    Abraham Nott...............................                        6
    David R. Williams..........................                        9
    Langdon Cheves.............................                       12
    Theodore Gourdin...........................                       13
    William Lowndes............................                    13-15
    John Taylor................................                       14
    Thomas R. Mitchell.........................                       17
    George McDuffie............................                    18-22
    R. Barnwell Rhett..........................                    25-26
    Francis W. Pickens.........................                       27
    John L. McLaurin...........................                    54-55
    Ken Holland................................                    95-97
    Carroll A. Campbell, Jr....................                    98-99
    Tom Rice...................................                      114
South Dakota:
    Kristi Noem................................                  114-115
Tennessee:
    Andrew Jackson.............................                        4
    William C.C. Claibrone.....................                        5
    William Dickson............................                     7, 9
    George W. Campbell.........................                       10
    Bennett H. Henderson.......................                       14
    Francis Jones..............................                    16-17
    James K. Polk..............................                    22-23
    Cave Johnson...............................                       24
    George W. Jones............................                    31-34
    Horace Maynard.............................                37, 40-42
    Benton McMillan............................                    49-55
    James D. Richardson........................                    55-57
    Cordell Hull...............................             62-66, 68-71
    Edward E. Eslick...........................                       72
    Jere Cooper................................                    72-85
    Howard H. Baker............................                    83-88
    James B. Frazier, Jr.......................                    85-87
    Ross Bass..................................                       88
    Richard H. Fulton..........................                    89-94
    John J. Duncan.............................                   92-100
    Harold E. Ford.............................                   94-104
    Don Sundquist..............................                  101-103
    John S. Tanner.............................                  105-111
    Diane Black................................                  112 115
Texas:
    John Hancock...............................                       44
    Roger Q. Mills.............................                46, 48-51
    Joseph W. Bailey...........................                       55
    Samuel B. Cooper...........................                    56-58
    Choice B. Randell..........................                    60-62
    John N. Gardner............................                    63-71
    Morgan G. Sanders..........................                    72-75
    Milton H. West.............................                    76-80
    Jesse M. Combs.............................                    81-82
    Frank N. Ikard.............................                    84-87
    Bruce Alger................................                    86-88
    Clark W. Thompson..........................                    87-89
    George H. W. Bush..........................                    90-91
    Omar T. Burleson...........................                    90-95
    Bill Archer................................                   93-106
    J.J. Pickle................................                   94-103
    Kent R. Hance..............................                    97-98
    Michael A. Andrews.........................                   99-103
    Sam Johnson................................                  104-115
    Greg Laughlin..............................                  xxii104
    Lloyd Doggett..............................                     104-
    Kevin Brady................................                     107-
    Max Sandlin................................                      108
    Kenny Marchant.............................             xxiii112-116
    Jodey Arrington............................                     116-
Utah:
    Walter K. Granger..........................                       82
Vermont:
    Daniel Buck................................                        4
    Israel Smith...............................                   3-4, 7
    Lewis R. Morris............................                        5
    James Fisk.................................                   10, 12
    Horace Everett.............................                       25
    Justin S. Morrill..........................                    35-39
Virginia:
    James Madison..............................                   1, 3-4
    William B. Giles...........................                        5
    Richard Brent..............................                        5
    Walter Jones...............................                        5
    Leven Powell...............................                        6
    John Nicholas..............................                        6
    John Randolph..............................                  7-9, 20
    James M. Garnett...........................                        9
    John W. Eppes..............................                10-11, 13
    William A. Burwell.........................                12, 14-16
    James Pleasants............................                    12-13
    John Tyler.................................                       16
    Andrew Stevenson...........................                    17-19
    Alexander Smyth............................                    20-21
    Philip P. Barbour..........................                       21
    Mark Alexander.............................                    21-22
    George Loyall..............................                    23-24
    John W. Jones..............................                    25-27
    John M. Botts..............................                       27
    Thomas W. Gilmore..........................                       27
    Thomas H. Bayly............................                   28, 31
    George C. Dromgoole........................                    28-29
    James McDowell.............................                       30
    John Letcher...............................                    34-35
    John S. Millson............................                       36
    John R. Tucker.............................                    44-47
    Claude A. Swanson..........................                    55-58
    A. Willis Robertson........................                    75-79
    Burr P. Harrison...........................                82, 84-87
    W. Pat Jennings............................                    88-89
    Joel T. Broyhill...........................                    88-93
    Joseph L. Fisher...........................                    94-96
    L.F. Payne.................................                  103-104
    Eric Cantor................................                  108-111
    Don Beyer..................................                      116
Washington:
    Francis W. Cushman.........................                       61
    Lindley H. Hadley..........................                    66-72
    Samuel B. Hill.............................                    71-74
    Knute Hill.................................                       77
    Otis H. Holmes.............................                    80-85
    Rodney D. Chandler.........................                  100-102
    Jim McDermott..............................                     102-
    Jennifer Dunn..............................                  104-108
    Dave Reichert..............................                  110-115
    Suzan DelBene..............................                      115
West Virginia:
    William L. Wilson..........................                50, 52-53
    Joseph H. Gaines...........................                    60-61
    George M. Bowers...........................                    66-67
    Hubert S. Ellis............................                       80
Wisconsin:
    Charles Billinghurst.......................                       34
    Robert M. La Follette......................                        1
    Joseph W. Babcock..........................                    57-59
    James A. Frear.............................             66-68, 71-73
    Thaddeus F. B. Wasielewski.................                    78 79
    John W. Byrnes.............................                    80-92
    William A. Steiger.........................                    94-95
    Jim Moody..................................                  100-102
    Gerald D. Kleczka..........................                  103-105
    Paul Ryan..................................                  106-114
    Ron Kind...................................                     114-
    Gwen Moore.................................                     116-
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iReelected to the 109th Congress; died January 1, 2005.
iiAppointed May 5, 2005.
iiiAppointed February 7, 2017.
ivResigned September 29, 2006.
vDied, July 17, 2020.
viResigned February 10, 2017.
viiAppointed January 9, 2018.
viiiResigned July 31, 2012.
ixAppointed January 25, 1996.
xAppointed January 25, 1996.
xiAppointed September 22, 2020.
xiiAppointed February 14, 2017.
xiiiAppointed to Senate April 27, 2011.
xivDied August 20, 2008.
xvResigned February 9, 2011.
xviAppointed June 13, 2011.
xviiResigned April 29, 2005.
xviiiDied August 21, 2008.
xixResigned January 15, 2018.
xxAppointed May 16, 2018.
xxiResigned April 27, 2018.
xxiiAppointed July 10, 1995.
xxiiiAppointed March 15, 2011.

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