Markup of Bills Advancing Justice, Disaster Relief, Educator Support, and Taxpayer Protection

House Committee on Ways and Means · March 26, 2026

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Committee called to order; recognition of departing member

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Chair (Chairman Smith) called the committee to order and recognized Rep. Kevin Hern as leaving the House for the Senate; the chair framed the day's agenda around tax measures aimed at supporting vulnerable groups and improving IRS service.

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The House Ways and Means Committee held a bipartisan markup advancing five tax-related bills affecting sexual-assault settlement tax treatment, disaster tax relief, an educator deduction for early childhood teachers, IRS customer-service modernization, and reforms to the IRS whistleblower program.

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