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Former House GOP tax writer Bill Archer dies at 98

Former Rep. Bill Archer, a Texas Republican who spent three terms chairing the powerful House Ways and Means Committee in the 1990s, died Saturday at his farm in Stanley, Va. He was 98. Archer, who came to Congress in 1971, was elected to fill former President George H. W. Bush’s…

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Ways and Means in early stages of tackling sports taxation

Republican and Democratic tax writers are interested in changing how collegiate and professional athletics are handled in the tax code — but they’re in the early stages of discussing what those changes might look like. Members of the House Ways and Means Committee during a nearly four-hour hearing Tuesday expressed…

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House Democrats grill IRS chief over data-sharing concerns

Frank Bisignano was pressed on a court ruling that agency broke the law in disclosing and sharing data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Florida Rep. Vern Buchanan announces retirement after 10 terms in Congress

Florida Rep. Vern Buchanan, a longtime Republican member of the Ways and Means Committee, will not seek reelection this year.

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Ways and Means member Evans says he will not seek reelection - Roll Call

First elected in 2016, Evans' retirement will likely spur a crowded primary for the heavily Democratic Philadelphia-area seat.

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Charles B. Rangel, founding member of Congressional Black Caucus and former Ways and Means chair, dies at 94 - Roll Call

Former New York Rep. Charles B. Rangel, who helped found the Congressional Black Caucus, died on Monday. He was 94.

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GOP leaders try to keep Friday reconciliation markup on track - Roll Call

House Republicans’ “big, beautiful” reconciliation bill has a Texas-sized problem as it heads to the Budget Committee for a Friday markup.

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Democrats say tariff turbulence will cost GOP its majority - Roll Call

As Republicans hailed Donald Trump's tariff delay, Democrats say the economic turbulence will cost Republicans their majority in Congress.

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Senate Republicans get ready to roll on revised budget - Roll Call

The compromise budget blueprint is designed to pave the way for a major package of tax cuts, border security and defense funding and more.

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GOP budget framework gets over initial hurdle in House - Roll Call

The House Budget Committee approved a fiscal framework that inches Republicans closer to their prized “big, beautiful” reconciliation bill.

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House budget headed for panel approval after deal with holdouts - Roll Call

House GOP leaders overcame an important hurdle Thursday morning after cutting a deal with Freedom Caucus holdouts on a budget resolution.

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House budget blueprint ready for close-up amid GOP 'angst' - Roll Call

Lawmakers made clear that the resolution will likely undergo rewrites at the Budget Committee as Republicans continue to seek consensus.

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House GOP preps all-in-one budget blueprint for committee vote - Roll Call

House Republicans are plowing ahead with a budget resolution markup on Thursday before the chamber’s scheduled one-week recess begins.

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Deputy Speaker Ghani keeps MPs in order as she supervises Budget debate

Ms Ghani also reiterated the chastising of the Government for revealing details of the Budget to the media.

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Campaign-trail tax proposals face difficult road to passage - Roll Call

The hefty national debt and trillions of dollars in tax breaks due to expire next year are likely to complicate passage of pricey new plans.

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‘The cactus endures’ — a Ways and Means tradition’s moment in the sun - Roll Call

The succulent is a Ways and Means Committee totem passed along for decades. Now it goes to Jimmy Panetta, from the late Bill Pascrell.

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Nevada’s Horsford likely to rejoin Ways and Means panel - Roll Call

Rep. Steven Horsford is likely to fill the open seat on the House Ways and Means Committee, following the death of Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr.

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Newer crop of tax writers prepares to take on legacy 2017 law - Roll Call

Member turnover on the tax-writing committees has given rise to a feeling that nothing is off the table in next year’s tax negotiations.

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House Republicans shift message on extending 2017 tax cuts - Roll Call

Changing politics and growing debt have House Republicans rethinking strategy for the tax cuts expiration in 2025.

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Trump plan to eliminate tip tax garners Capitol Hill interest - Roll Call

Former President Donald Trump again trotted out his desire to eliminate federal taxes on income from tips.

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House GOP ‘tax teams’ in the spotlight as major expirations near - Roll Call

The House Ways and Means Committee’s new “tax teams” are front and center, but the GOP-only groups have prompted confusion and complaints.

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With fiscal 2024 funding still in the works, Becerra looks to 2025 - Roll Call

Two House panels fired questions at Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra over his agency's fiscal 2025 budget proposal.

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'SALT' bill on shaky ground after getting over Rules hump - Roll Call

Republican-backed legislation to temporarily boost the cap on state and local tax deductions cleared a key hurdle on Thursday.

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Tax bill overcomes objections from left and right, passes House - Roll Call

The House on Wednesday night passed a $79 billion family and business tax break bill after several days of uncertainty.

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Strong bipartisan showing in first test of tax deal's support - Roll Call

The House Ways and Means Committee voted overwhelmingly to approve a $78 billion tax package, with all but three members in favor.

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