Economy & Jobs
Representative Smucker is working hard to ensure that everyone can access and achieve their American Dream. For more information concerning Rep. Smucker's work and views related to the economy, please read the below news releases or contact our office.
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Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) joins the leadership of the York County Economic Alliance at a visit of Vortex Brewing Company in New Freedom, Pennsylvania, a participant in the YCEA’s York County Trail Towns Program.
Washington—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) introduced legislation to block implementation of a Biden administration regulation which would directly lead to higher taxes on Americans. In the form of new Davis-Bacon Act regulation, the Biden Administration wants to require prevailing wages for federal or federally funded construction projects, which will cause a dramatic increase in costs.
Washington—Legislative priorities advanced Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) have been included in H.R. 5894, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024.
Washington—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), a member of the House Ways & Means Committee, is shining a light on a wide funding disparity between programs supporting four-year degree programs and career and technical education programs.
Smucker commented during a recent hearing of the House Ways & Means Committee:
Washington—The bipartisan and bicameral Retirement Savings for Americans Act (RSAA), introduced in the House by Reps. Smucker (R-PA-11) and Sewell (D-AL-7) and in the Senate by Sens. Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Tillis (R-NC), continues to gain strong support.
WASHINGTON – Representatives Lloyd Smucker and Terri Sewell and U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Thom Tillis introduced the Retirement Savings for Americans Act (RSAA), legislation to help low- and middle-income Americans build wealth and save for retirement.
Washington—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of H.R. 5525, the Spending Reduction and Border Security Act. The measure failed.
“I voted to pay our troops, reduce government spending, secure our border, and create a bipartisan fiscal commission which I believe is a critical step to addressing America’s $33 trillion in debt. I remain committed to advancing these proposals.
Washington—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), a member of the House Education & Workforce Committee, is pushing to expand access to federal workforce development programs funded through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
Washington – Congressman Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) introduced the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, H.R. 4721, legislation which would permanently extend Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code, which is slated to expire in 2025. Smucker’s bipartisan legislation is cosponsored by 119 Members and is supported by all Republican Members of the Ways & Means Committee.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of H.R. 277, the REINS Act (Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act). The legislation would require congressional approval of major executive department regulations, including those which would have an estimated impact on the economy of $100 million or more, increase in costs or prices for consumers, or impact American businesses’ ability to compete with foreign-based enterprises.