Press Releases
WASHINGTON—Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Sharice Davids (KS-03) have introduced the Student Loan Tax Elimination Act. The legislation would eliminate a hidden tax on federal student loans, which adds unnecessary debt to student loan borrowers.
WASHINGTON – Representatives Lloyd Smucker and Terri Sewell and U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Thom Tillis have reintroduced the Retirement Savings for Americans Act (RSAA), legislation to help low- and middle-income Americans build wealth and save for retirement. The bill would establish a new program that gives eligible workers access to portable, tax-advantaged retirement savings accounts.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Angie Craig, Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Mike Thompson (CA-05), Erin Houchin (IN-09), and Donald Norcross (NJ-01) have introduced the Medicare Enrollment Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to protect seniors who enroll in Medicare Part B after their COBRA coverage ends from potential coverage gaps and late enrollment penalties.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Vice Chair of the House Budget Committee and a senior member of the Committee on Ways and Means, released the following statement after voting in favor of the amended House Budget Resolution (H. Con. Res.14):
Washington—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Vice Chair of the House Budget Committee and a senior member of the Committee on Ways and Means, released the following statement:
“The Senate’s passage of the amended House resolution is a critical step forward. However, with $5.8 trillion in costs and only $4 billion required savings in their instructions, I cannot vote for it. We can and must do better. Let’s come together next week to craft a fiscally responsible solution.”
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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 – U.S. Representatives Lloyd Smucker, R-PA, and Brad Schneider, D-IL today announced that they will co-chair the bipartisan Congressional Candy Caucus.
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 - Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Gwen Moore (WI-04), members of the Ways and Means Committee, announce the reintroduction of the Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act. This legislation will 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.