Congressman Sander Levin

Congressman Levin's Committees

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House Committee on Ways and Means
o Chairman, House Committee on Ways and Means

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China
o Co-Chairman

Rep. Levin is the Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means. The Ways and Means Committee has jurisdiction over all tax, trade and economic growth policies and entitlement spending, including Social Security, Medicare, welfare and unemployment compensation.

Rep. Levin also serves as Co-Chairperson of The Congressional-Executive Commission on China, which consists of nine Senators, nine members of the House of Representatives and five senior Presidential Administration officials. Its mandate is to monitor human rights, including worker rights and the development of the rule of law in china, as well as maintain a database of information on Chinese prisoners.