Economy & Jobs
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Washington—Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), members of the Ways and Means Committee, have introduced the introduction of the Reduce Duplication and Improve Access to Work Act.
WASHINGTON-Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) are working to make federal workforce development programs more accessible to individuals seeking flexible online training and upskilling opportunities. Smucker, a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, and Mackenzie, a member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, have introduced the Ensuring Opportunities in Online Training Act.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman and Congressman Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) reintroduced their Building Youth Workforce Skills Act, legislation to expand workforce training opportunities to eligible in-school youth.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) are urging the Trump administration to take swift action to address the failures of the Biden administration that have undermined the nation’s unemployment insurance (UI) system. They are joined by House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Rep. Aaron Bean (FL-4) in a letter calling for comprehensive reforms to restore accountability, prevent fraud, and ensure timely support for job seekers.
Washington—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) has invited Lancaster County business leader Lin Weaver, CEO of Shady Maple in eastern Lancaster County to attend President Trump’s address to a Joint Session of Congress.
Washington—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), the Vice Chair of the House Committee on the Budget, released the following statement after voting in favor of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 during consideration in the House:
WASHINGTON – Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Don Beyer (VA-08), both members of the House Ways and Means Committee, have introduced the Ensuring Nationwide Access to Better Life Experience (ENABLE) Act bipartisan legislation aimed at helping individuals with disabilities save for their futures by permanently extending key tax provisions set to expire in 2025.
WASHINGTON –Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) has reintroduced the Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act to build the U.S. workforce and help connect individuals to good jobs. The bill will strengthen the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), which has a proven track record of helping disadvantaged individuals secure employment.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), a senior member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, has re-introduced the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, legislation which would permanently extend Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code, which is slated to expire at the end of this year.
Washington—Legislation introduced by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) to aid foster children, families, and child welfare agencies (CWAs) was approved by the House of Representatives. Rep. Smucker’s legislation was included in the comprehensive and bipartisan Supporting America’s Children and Families Act (H.R.