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Rep. Smucker 2025 App Challenge
May 1, 2025

WASHINGTON– Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) is pleased to announce the opening of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge (CAC), a nationwide app development competition for middle and high school students.

The CAC accepts apps written in any programming language and designed for any platform, including desktop/PC, web, mobile, raspberry Pi, and more. The competition is open to all students who meet the eligibility requirements, regardless of coding experience.

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Rep. Smucker at a committee hearing.
May 1, 2025

WASHINGTONReps. 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.  

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Rep. Smucker speaks during a committee hearing.
April 30, 2025

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.

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Rep. Smucker at the hearing.
April 12, 2025

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.

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Rep. Smucker speaks to reporters
April 10, 2025

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): 

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Rep. Smucker during a Ways and Means Committee hearing.
April 5, 2025

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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Rep. Smucker speaks at a hearing.
April 3, 2025

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. 

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Rep. Smucker
April 3, 2025

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. 

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Rep. Smucker
March 27, 2025

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.