Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) is proud to announce the nomination of 15 students from the Third District for appointments to the United States Service Academies. Each student nominated by Congressman Womack will go through the academies' competitive application processes. If offered an appointment, the students will join their respective academy's class of 2015. U.S. Service Academy Nominations: U.S. Military Academy at West Point Aaron Cromwell, Fayetteville Logan Draper, Fayetteville Sean El... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s actions on gun control: “As President Obama said today, there is no set of laws – nor a piece of legislation – that will prevent every tragedy. Limiting Second Amendment rights for law-abiding citizens is not the appropriate reaction to senseless acts of violence. Congress – rather than the President through Executive Orders – should instead look for ways to protect the people that are in keeping wi... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack was appointed to serve on the following subcommittees of the House Appropriations Committee: Defense: Department of Defense Financial Services and General Government: Department of the Treasury; District of Columbia; The Judiciary; Executive Office of the President Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies: Department of Education; Department of Health and Human Services; Department of Labor “I am honored to continue to serve on the House Appropri... Read more

U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman today joined Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), and Steve Womack (AR-3) to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 61 Arkansas counties as disaster areas, making farmers and ranchers eligible for financial assistance to help them recover from losses caused by last year’s drought. “With our state still reeling from last year’s drought, it’s important that we give Arkansas farmers and ranchers the tools and... Read more

The Arkansas Congressional Delegation’s efforts to save the 188th landed the Air Base a high ranking visitor. U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, together with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4) announce that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Mark Welsh III will be visiting the 188th Fighter Wing on Friday, January 18, 2013. Members of the delegation sent a letter to Gen. Welsh in November inviting him to visit the 1... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack released the following statement after being sworn in for a second term representing Arkansas’s Third District in the United States House of Representatives: “I am truly grateful to continue to work on behalf of Third District Arkansans as a member of the United States House of Representatives. America faces many challenges today, and, during the 113th Congress, I will remain committed to passing real reforms to reduce the size, scope, and spending of our government and ... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack released the following statement after taking 1,608 consecutive votes during the 112th Congress: "I am honored to have served as the voice for Arkansas’s Third District in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 112th Congress. I take this responsibility very seriously and am proud to be one of six Members to have maintained a perfect voting record. I recognize that I am extremely blessed to hold this office, to have my constituent’s trust, and that nothing has prev... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack released the following statement on his support for the passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8): “While I am disappointed this deal failed to address America’s most pressing issue – spending and our $16.4 trillion debt – it was imperative that we prevented the massive tax hike on the millions of Americans who can least afford it. The notion that because we didn't get the spending cuts we wanted and should therefore raise taxes is absurd, and the disc... Read more

U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, together with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), Mike Ross (AR-4), and Congressman-Elect Tom Cotton (AR-4), released the following statement: “Late last night, the National Defense Authorization Act’s (H.R. 4310) final conference report was released. Unfortunately, we now know that language which would have prevented the United States Air Force (USAF) from ending the 188th Fighter Wing’s A-10 mission is not includ... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack, a retired Arkansas Army National Guard Colonel, released the following statement on the National Guard’s Birthday: "Today, America’s oldest military branch – the National Guard – celebrates its 376th birthday. As a proud former guardsman, I am grateful for the Guard’s commitment to being always ready and always there, and wish it a Happy Birthday!” ### Read more