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A House Ways and Means subcommittee heard from a panel on their recommendations for simplifying the tax code. Witnesses included Bill Archer, a former U.S. representative (R-TX) who once chaired…

Former Ways and Means Committee Chair Bill Archer (R-TX) discusses Republican efforts to overhaul the tax code and what’s next in the health care debate.

First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton testified about the president’s health care proposal. Ms. Clinton led the president’s health care task force responsible for the design of the proposal.…

House members debated an increase in the federal minimum wage. The bill would raise the current minimum of $4.25 per hour to $5.15 per hour.

At a Price Waterhouse Cooper Global Tax Reform Symposium, Treasury Secretary John Snow spoke about the U.S. economy. Using charts and graphs, he discussed sustained growth from tax cuts…

As part of a conference entitled “House Ways and Means Committee Bicentennial Symposium: Three Decades of Change,” Schick, a scholar who has written extensively on the Ways and Means…

The House debated the Conference Report on H.R. 4577.

Bills Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 5666-5681; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 446-447, and H. Res. 677-680 were introduced. Pages H12531-32 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as…

Bills Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 5631-5636; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 442, and H. Res. 667-668 were introduced. Pages H11927-28 Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.…

Bills Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 5562-5585; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 655-656, were introduced. Pages H11206-07 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows. Supplemental…

Representative Bill Archer (R-TX) chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee discussed his tenure as committee chair and the legacy of his service. Rep. Archer had previously announced…

President Clinton and others talked about U.S.-China relations and the benefits of more open markets. The president signed the legislation granting Permanent Normal Trade Relations to China…

House Republican members Rep. Bill Archer (R-Texas), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-Connecticut) and Rep. Clay Shaw (R-Florida) briefed reporters on…

The House is expected to take up H.R. 4810, the Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2000, and H.R. 4516, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 2001. A vote is expected on H.R. 4810, which…

The House is expected to take up a number of measures today, including: H.R. 4318, the Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act, H.R. 4840, the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Act of 2000, H.R.…

The House is expected to take up H.R. 4678, the Child Support Distribution Act of 2000, H.R. 4942, the District of Columbia Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001, H.R. 4516, the…

Bills Introduced: 116 public bills, H.R. 4986-5101; 4 private bills, H.R. 5102-5105; and 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 383-389 and H. Res. 568-569, were introduced. Pages H7205-11 Reports…

Bills Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 4898-4917; 1 private bill, H.R. 4918; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 378 and H. Res. 561, were introduced. Pages H6717-18, H6719 Reports Filed:…

Bills Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 4884-4897; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 377 and H. Res. 558, were introduced. Pages H6598-99 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows.…