Congress is out of session until Monday, November 9 for the midterm campaign. No new roll-call votes until then; the last were the House on Sep 16 and the Senate on Sep 30.

Legislation / Taxation / Questions

Questions about the Joint Committee on Taxation

Who sits on the Joint Committee on Taxation, and who chairs it?

Mike Crapo chairs the Joint Committee on Taxation and Jason Smith is the vice chair; its 10 members are 6 Republicans and 4 Democrats, as of Nov 1, 2026.

Members of the Joint Committee on Taxation
MemberSeatRole
RMike CrapoID SenateChairman
RJason SmithMO-8Vice Chairman
RVern BuchananFL-16Majority
RChuck GrassleyIA SenateMajority
RJohn CornynTX SenateMajority
RAdrian SmithNE-3Majority
DRon WydenOR SenateMinority
DMaria CantwellWA SenateMinority
DRichard E. NealMA-1Minority
DLloyd DoggettTX-37Minority

Source: congress-legislators · congress-legislators · Updated Nov 1, 2026

Which members of the Joint Committee on Taxation are up for reelection?

3 of the committee’s 10 members are running for re-election on Nov 3, 2026; 3 are not running for their seats again; 4 senators’ seats are not up until 2028 and 2030, as of Nov 1, 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.

Joint Committee on Taxation: 2026 seats
MemberSeat2026
RJason Smith MO-8Filed for re-election · ballot not yet checked
RAdrian Smith NE-3Filed for re-election · ballot not yet checked
DRichard E. Neal MA-1Filed for re-election · ballot not yet checked
RVern Buchanan FL-16Not on the ballot
RJohn Cornyn TX SenateNot on the ballot
DLloyd Doggett TX-37Not on the ballot
RMike Crapo ID SenateSeat not up in 2026
RChuck Grassley IA SenateSeat not up in 2026
DRon Wyden OR SenateSeat not up in 2026
DMaria Cantwell WA SenateSeat not up in 2026

Source: FEC candidate filings · state ballot lists (linked per race) · Who is retiring · Updated Nov 1, 2026