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Womack Secures Funding for Fort Smith’s Ebbing Air National Guard Base

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Washington, DC— June 13, 2023…Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) voted in support of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies legislation that passed out of the House Appropriations Committee today. This bill exceeds the Department of Defense’s MILCON budget request and secures key defense priorities, including $75.5 million for three Ebbing Air National Guard Base…

Womack Votes to Overturn ATF Stabilizing Brace Rule

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Washington, DC— June 13, 2023…Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) voted in support of H.J. Res. 44, a resolution that protects Second Amendment rights by overturning a Biden Administration Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that classifies a firearm with a stabilizing brace as a short-barreled rifle subject to regulation under the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA)…

Womack, Bera, Case, Radewagen, Tokuda Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Provide VA Medical Care to Veterans Living in the Freely Associated States

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Washington, DC—June 9, 2023…Representatives Steve Womack (R-AR), Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI) today introduced the Care for Compact of Free Association (COFA) Veterans Act, bipartisan legislation that authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide medical care to veterans of the U.S. military living in the freely…

Womack Votes for Responsible Debt Ceiling Suspension

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Washington, DC—May 31, 2023…Congressman Steve Womack supported H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which responsibly suspends the debt limit until January 1, 2025. In addition, the legislation includes commonsense fiscal reforms and pro-growth policies. Congressman Womack said, “Meeting the financial obligations of the government is our fundamental duty in Congress. It's never…

Womack Celebrates West Point Class of 2023

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West Point, NY—May 27, 2023… Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), Chairman of the West Point Board of Visitors (BOV), today joined Vice President Kamala Harris, Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy Lt. Gen. Steven Gilliand, Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James McConville, and other Army leaders at the U.S. Military Academy’s (USMA) graduation…

House Passes Womack Cosponsored Bill to Curb Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl

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Washington, DC—May 25, 2023…Today, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) voted in support of his cosponsored legislation, H.R. 467, Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act. This legislation would permanently place all fentanyl-related substances (FRS) on schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. It also grants researchers the ability to conduct certain research on FRS by…

Womack Votes to Support Law Enforcement

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Washington, DC – May 18, 2023...Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) voted in favor of the POLICE Act, the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, and H.Con.Res.40, to support law enforcement during National Police Week.  Congressman Womack said, “The House saluted our men and women in blue this week by passing legislation to support law enforcement officials.…

ICYMI: Womack Votes to Protect Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud

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Washington, DC–May 12, 2023…Congressman Steve Womack voted in support of H.R. 1163, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support yesterday. This legislation would incentivize states to recover fraudulent unemployment payments, improve program integrity to prevent future fraud, and extend the statute…

Womack Votes to Secure Southern Border

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Washington, DC—May 11, 2023…Congressman Steve Womack voted in support of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, which just passed the U.S. House of Representatives on the day Title 42 expires. This legislation aims to combat illegal immigration and secure the border, as illegal crossings of the U.S.-Mexico border surpass five million since President Biden took office. Congressman…

Womack Announces Winner of 2023 Congressional Art Competition

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Denise Lor, winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition, and Congressman Womack at tonight’s award ceremony Van Buren, AR—May 3, 2023….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today announced Denise Lor, a senior at Siloam Springs High School, as the winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for the Third District. Denise’s artwork, entitled “A Reason to Smile,” will now be sent…