WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Ways & Means Committee Chairman issued the following news release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Natural disaster victims and survivors of sexual assault will receive much needed tax relief, pre-school teachers will be able to deduct certain out-of-pocket classroom expenses, and the IRS will modernize its customer service and improve the agency's treatment of tax fraud whistleblowers thanks to legislation approved today by the Ways and Means Committee.

Five bills aimed at supporting Americans in need of relief and making the IRS more taxpayer-friendly received strong bipartisan support.

Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement:

"The Ways and Means Committee continues t...