United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health

Last updated March 25, 2024

The Subcommittee on Health is a subcommittee of the Committee on Ways and Means in the United States House of Representatives.

Jurisdiction

From the House rules

The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Health includes bills and matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means that relate to programs providing payments (from any source) for health care, health delivery systems, or health research. More specifically, the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Health includes bills and matters that relate to the health care programs of the Social Security Act (including titles V, XI (Part B), XVIII, and XIX thereof) and, concurrent with the full Committee, tax credit and deduction provisions of the Internal Revenue Code dealing with health insurance premiums and health care costs.

History

In 2014, the full committee voted to resist a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission to look into insider trader allegations between subcommittee staff director Brian Sutter and Mark Hayes, a lobbyist at Greenberg Traurig.^[1]

Members, 118th Congress

Majority^[2]	Minority^[3]
Vern Buchanan, Florida, Chair Adrian Smith, Nebraska Mike Kelly, Pennsylvania Brad Wenstrup, Ohio Greg Murphy, North Carolina Kevin Hern, Oklahoma Carol Miller, West Virginia Brian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania Claudia Tenney, New York Blake Moore, Utah Michelle Steel, California	Lloyd Doggett, Texas, Ranking Member Mike Thompson, California Earl Blumenauer, Oregon Brian Higgins, New York Judy Chu, California Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania Danny Davis, Illinois Don Beyer, Virginia
Ex officio
Jason Smith, Missouri	Richard Neal, Massachusetts

Historical membership rosters

115th Congress

Majority	Minority
Pat Tiberi, Ohio, Chairman Sam Johnson, Texas Devin Nunes, California Peter Roskam, Illinois Vern Buchanan, Florida Adrian Smith, Nebraska Lynn Jenkins, Kansas Kenny Marchant, Texas Diane Black, Tennessee Erik Paulsen, Minnesota Tom Reed, New York	Sander Levin, Michigan, Ranking Member Mike Thompson, California Ron Kind, Wisconsin Earl Blumenauer, Oregon John Lewis, Georgia Brian Higgins, New York Terri Sewell, Alabama
Ex officio
Kevin Brady, Texas	Richard Neal, Massachusetts

116th Congress

Majority	Minority
Lloyd Doggett, Texas, Chair Mike Thompson, California Earl Blumenauer, Oregon Ron Kind, Wisconsin Brian Higgins, New York Terri Sewell, Alabama Judy Chu, California Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania Brad Schneider, Illinois Jimmy Gomez, California Steven Horsford, Nevada	Devin Nunes, California, Ranking Member Vern Buchanan, Florida Adrian Smith, Nebraska Kenny Marchant, Texas Tom Reed, New York Mike Kelly, Pennsylvania George Holding, North Carolina
Ex officio
Richard Neal, Massachusetts	Kevin Brady, Texas

117th Congress

Majority^[4]	Minority^[5]
Lloyd Doggett, Texas, Chair Mike Thompson, California Ron Kind, Wisconsin Earl Blumenauer, Oregon Brian Higgins, New York Terri Sewell, Alabama Judy Chu, California Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania Brad Schneider, Illinois Jimmy Gomez, California Steven Horsford, Nevada	Devin Nunes, California, Ranking Member Vern Buchanan, Florida Adrian Smith, Nebraska Tom Reed, New York Mike Kelly, Pennsylvania Jason Smith, Missouri David Schweikert, Arizona Brad Wenstrup, Ohio
Ex officio
Richard Neal, Massachusetts	Kevin Brady, Texas

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References

↑ Lopez, Luciana; Raymond, Nate (July 4, 2014). "House panel opposes giving SEC documents for insider trading probe". www.reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
↑ Chairman Neal announces Ways and Means Democrats' Subcommittee assignments for the 117th Congress
↑ Brady Announces Subcommittee Leaders and Assignments for the 117th Congress
↑ Chairman Neal announces Ways and Means Democrats' Subcommittee assignments for the 117th Congress
↑ Brady Announces Subcommittee Leaders and Assignments for the 117th Congress

External links

Ways and Means Committee Website: Subcommittee Page

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[1] Lopez, Luciana; Raymond, Nate (July 4, 2014). "House panel opposes giving SEC documents for insider trading probe". www.reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved July 4, 2014.

[2] Chairman Neal announces Ways and Means Democrats' Subcommittee assignments for the 117th Congress

[3] Brady Announces Subcommittee Leaders and Assignments for the 117th Congress

[4] Chairman Neal announces Ways and Means Democrats' Subcommittee assignments for the 117th Congress

[5] Brady Announces Subcommittee Leaders and Assignments for the 117th Congress

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