Tax Reform
Rep. Lloyd Smucker serves as a member of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.
As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Smucker is committed to advancing pro-growth tax policies that will strengthen the American economy and provide additional opportunities for hardworking Americans. Read the below news releases and articles for additional information on Rep. Smucker's efforts to advance pro-growth tax policies.
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WASHINGTON— Legislation introduced by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), a senior member of the Committee on Ways and Means, was approved during today’s committee markup.
The Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act was approved by a vote of 23-15.
Rep. Smucker’s legislation cracks down on bad actors who exploit charitable organizations to collect tax-deductible donations without public accountability.
WASHINGTON – Representative Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, applauded the committee's approval of H.R. 9504, the Tax-Exempt Hospital Transparency Act, during today's markup.
The Tax-Exempt Hospital Transparency Act establishes new reporting requirements for tax exempt hospitals to help ensure they are meeting their community benefit and charitable care contributions.
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Representatives Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), a senior member of the Committee on Ways and Means and Vice Chair of the Budget Committee, and Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, sent a letter to Pennsylvania State Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) calling on Pennsylvania state lawmakers to use this year’s state budget process to align Pennsylvania's state tax code with pro-growth, pro-jobs, pro-investment policies included in the Working Families Tax Cuts last year.
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Rep. Smucker (PA-11), Vice Chairman of the House Budget Committee and senior member of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, published an op-ed in recognition of Small Business Week in the York Daily Record, highlighting the ways small businesses bolster our economy.
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) joined President Donald J. Trump for the signing of an executive order to expand access to retirement benefits for Americans.
The order will direct the Treasury Department to launch a website where workers without employer retirement plans can find and enroll in private IRA options.
WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2347, the Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04).
WASHINGTON – Today, the Ways and Means Committee advanced Rep. Lloyd Smucker’s bipartisan legislation, H.R. 2347, the Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act, during a committee markup.
The Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act would amend the nation’s tax code to ensure survivors of sexual abuse and unwanted and illegal sexual contact do not have to pay taxes on settlement income when they prevail legally against their abuser.
WASHINGTON--The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published its updated baseline, the annual Budget and Economic Outlook. Vice Chair of the House Budget Committee Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) released the following statement:
"When it comes to economic growth, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has one thing right—the Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC) are accelerating the growth of the American economy.
Legislation to help seniors maximize retirement benefits, protect children from identity fraud passed the House with near unanimous support.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) introduced an updated version of the Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Act to build the U.S. workforce and help connect individuals to good jobs. The bill will strengthen and extend WOTC, which has a proven track record of helping disadvantaged individuals secure employment, but is set to expire at the end of this year without congressional action.