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Questions about the House Committee on Ways and Means
Who sits on the House Ways and Means Committee, and who chairs it?
Jason Smith chairs the House Committee on Ways and Means and Richard E. Neal is the ranking member; its 45 members are 26 Republicans and 19 Democrats, as of Nov 3, 2026.
Source: House Clerk’s committee rosters · congress-legislators · Updated Nov 3, 2026
How does the House Ways and Means Committee vote compared to the full House?
The committee’s members voted with their party on a median 99% of party-line votes (House median 98%) and the same way as the other party on a median 12% of contested votes (House median 12%) in the 119th Congress, as of Nov 2, 2026.
44 of the committee’s members have a long enough record to compare; each figure is the middle value among them, beside the middle value for the whole House.
| Measure | Committee median | House median |
|---|---|---|
| With own party, party-line votes | 99% | 98% |
| Same vote as the other party | 12% | 12% |
| Attendance | 98% | 98% |
| Republicans: with own party | 99% | 98% |
| Democrats: with own party | 99% | 98% |
Source: Voteview roll calls (UCLA) · How we measure · Updated Nov 2, 2026
Which members of the House Ways and Means Committee are up for reelection?
35 of the committee’s 45 members are running for re-election on Nov 3, 2026 (2 of them on ballots checked against an official list); 10 are not running for their seats again, as of Nov 4, 2026.
“Filed for re-election” means registered with the FEC for the seat; for races outside the open-or-close list Oathstar has not compiled who won the primaries.
Source: FEC candidate filings · state ballot lists (linked per race) · Who is retiring · Updated Nov 4, 2026