WASHINGTON— Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after the passage of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, which provides funding for the federal government for the remainder of fiscal year 2018. “By passing this omnibus appropriations bill, we are finally fulfilling our duty for fiscal year 2018 and providing critical funding for our national security alongside the largest pay raise for our troops in a decade. Bo... Read more

WASHINGTON — Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 5247, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018, which improves access to experimental medications for terminally ill patients: "By allowing terminally ill patients who have exhausted all options to try experimental - but potentially life-saving - treatments, we're giving them a hopeful chance at life. Arkansas was the seventh st... Read more

WASHINGTON — Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in support of the Remote Transaction Parity Act (RTPA) complementary preempting the Supreme Court’s ruling on Wayfair v. South Dakota: “In its 1992 Quill decision, the Supreme Court said that Congress is ‘better qualified to resolve’ e-fairness. Having championed this issue since my election to Congress, I’m beyond frustrated that we have not taken up the Court’s challenge – to the detriment of our Main Street bu... Read more

WASHINGTON — Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the White House announced tariffs on aluminum and steel: “I am extremely concerned that President Trump’s aluminum and steel tariffs could counteract the recent successes of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: a significant increase in U.S. competiveness, a low unemployment rate, and a boost in the U.S. economy. Instead of inflicting unintended, negative consequences on American businesses, our eyes should be on unf... Read more

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Congressman Steve Womack (AR-03) announced that Fort Smith will receive a $8,527,893 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to repair and rehabilitate three rail bridges that cross Clear Creek and the Arkansas River. One bridge spans the Arkansas River, and the project will rehabilitate many of its structural components along with the electrical and mechanical systems controlling the lift span. The other two... Read more

WASHINGTON— Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03), and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) today released the following statement applauding CMS’s approval of work requirements for Arkansas’s Medicaid program: “Encouraging people who can work to find employment is a common-sense policy with a track record of success. It not only focuses Medicaid dollars on those who need it most; it also helps people g... Read more

WASHINGTON — Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after he was elected to serve a second term as Chairman of the United States Military Academy (USMA) Board of Visitors (BOV): “I am humbled by the opportunity to serve as the USMA Board of Visitors Chairman for a second term. Leader development is the key to maintaining the best Army in the world, and West Point is clearly the finest leadership institution on the planet. It's a great honor to lead this outstandin... Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Boozman and Congressman Steve Womack introduced a resolution recognizing the strategic importance of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Marshallese who live in the United States— the largest concentration of whom in the continental U.S. reside in Springdale, Arkansas. “The Marshallese are an important part of the fabric of our state and nation. In Arkansas, the Marshallese have integrated themselves in the daily life sharing with us their customs and trad... Read more

Washington, D.C. – House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack issued the following statement after he was named the Republican chair of the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform, a bipartisan and bicameral panel of 16 lawmakers tasked with identifying and recommending reforms to the budget process. Womack is also a member of the House Appropriations Committee and was appointed to the select committee by Speaker Paul Ryan on Friday, February 23, 2018. “It is truly a... Read more

Washington, D.C. – House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack issued the following statement after he was appointed by Speaker Paul Ryan to the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform, a bipartisan and bicameral panel of 16 lawmakers tasked with identifying and recommending reforms to the budget process. “Making bold and lasting reforms for the benefit for our grandchildren and generations beyond is what I came to Congress to do,” said Chairman Steve Womack. “Without... Read more