Washington, D.C. – Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) participated in the first House Ways and Means Committee hearing of the 119th Congress, focusing on the importance of making President Donald Trump’s tax cuts permanent for American working families and small businesses. During the hearing, Congressman Moran pressed witnesses on the negative impacts of allowing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) to expire at the end of 2025, specifically highlighting the harmful consequences this would have for the First Congressional District of Texas.
“In my district, a family of four earning the district’s median yearly income of $61,182 would see a $1,142 tax increase should the Trump Tax Cuts expire at the end of the year,”said Congressman Moran. “For a family of four, this money is worth about six weeks of groceries in my region. It is also enough money to cover about 27 full tanks of gas – even in our big old trucks. Groceries and gas are important things to every American and every East Texan that I represent. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act cannot be allowed to expire. We must continue its provisions to allow families to thrive and businesses to grow.”
“I want to welcome Representative Nathaniel Moran to the Ways and Means Committee,”said Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO-08). “His background serving the people of East Texas in local government and now in the House is a great fit as the Committee partners with the American people to build on the success of the Trump tax cuts. I look forward to working together to enact President Trump’s mandate to give small businesses, families, farmers, and workers relief.”
Congressman Moran Will Serve on the Following Ways and Means Subcommittees in the 119th Congress:
- The Subcommittee on Oversight has jurisdiction over matters involving the Internal Revenue Code and other revenue issues.
- The Subcommittee on Social Security jurisdiction over bills and matters referred to the Ways and Means Committee that relate to the Federal Old Age, Survivors’ and Disability Insurance System, the Railroad Retirement System, and employment taxes and trust fund operations relating to those systems.
- The Subcommittee on Work and Welfare has jurisdiction over bills and matters referred to the Ways and Means Committee related to the public assistance provisions of the Social Security Act, including temporary assistance for needy families, child care, child and family services, child support, foster care, adoption, supplemental security income, social services, eligibility of welfare recipients for food stamps, and low-income energy assistance.
The Ways and Means Committee is the oldest committee in the United States Congress and serves as the chief tax-writing body in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Committee derives its jurisdiction from Article I, Section VII of the U.S. Constitution, which states: “
The Ways and Means Committee is the oldest committee in the United States Congress and serves as the chief tax-writing body in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Committee derives its jurisdiction from Article I, Section VII of the U.S. Constitution, which states: “All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives.”
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