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Law and Order Over Lawlessness

January 16, 2026

Across America, our nation’s law enforcement officers have a tough job. Whether it’s a small-town sheriff, a state highway patrolman…

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Smith Delivers Biggest Tax Refund Season to Missourians as Part of Working Families Tax Cuts

January 16, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement after…

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2025: A Year of Delivering Results for the American People

January 09, 2026

When I became Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, I promised to deliver results and real change for the…

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Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of H.R. 6956, H.R. 6903, H.R. 6431, and H.R. 6945

Jason Smith

Jason Smith is a 7th generation Missourian, a 4th generation owner of his family’s farm, a citizen-legislator, and a champion for the rights and values of rural Missourians.

Jason chairs the Ways and Means Committee – the oldest committee in Congress. He became the youngest Ways and Means Chairman since before the Civil War and the first Missourian to lead the Committee since John Phelps – the namesake of Missouri’s Phelps County – in 1859.

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