Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017. H.R. 7 codifies the Hyde Amendment, which bars the use of federal funds for abortions in Appropriations legislation and was first enacted in 1976:
“Human life is sacred, and as a staunch defender… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump took the oath and was sworn into office:
“Today, I was proud to stand with my wife, Terri, on the West Front of the Capitol to witness the swearing-in of America’s 45th President Donald J. Trump and 48th Vice President Michael R. Pence. For the past eight years, Republicans in… Read more »
On Friday, January 13, 2017, in a speech given on the House Floor, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) spoke in support of S.Con.Res. 3, the budgetary and procedural measure that sets the congressional budget for the United States Government and begins the reconciliation process, the necessary first step in repealing Obamacare. S.Con.Res. 3 subsequently passed the House by a vote of… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) was today awarded the Department of the Army Decoration for Distinguished Civilian Service – the highest award the Secretary of the Army may bestow upon a civilian – by Secretary Eric Fanning.
“I am truly humbled to receive this incredible honor and am grateful to Secretary Fanning for not only recognizing me with the Army’s highest civilian award, but… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 5, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017, which includes the texts of six previously House-passed bills – the Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 185-114), the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (H.R. 4768-114), the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (H.R. 527-114),… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2017:
“Regulations and red tape have greatly hindered the growth and success of businesses across the Third District and the rest of the country. Instead of creating more government mandates, we need to… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after taking the oath of office and being sworn in for a fourth term representing Arkansas’s Third District in the United States House of Representatives:
“There is no finer honor than representing a district as dynamic as Arkansas’s Third, and with each vote I take, I try to live up to the support and confidence… Read more »
Congressmen Steve Womack (AR-3), Rick Crawford (AR-1), and Bruce Westerman (AR-4) today sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry expressing their severe concerns with Canopy NWA receiving certification from the Department of State to resettle refugees in Arkansas. The letter reads, in part:
“Although we are grateful for the heart behind Canopy NWA and the welcoming… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after the House and the Senate today successfully voted to override President Obama’s September 23, 2016 veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (S. 2040), allowing families of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to sue the government of Saudi Arabia:
“The overwhelming bipartisan support to override the… Read more »
U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), French Hill (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Bruce Westerman (AR-4), today urged U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to support Governor Asa Hutchinson’s request for a major disaster declaration for Arkansas.
Following a storm that caused substantial flooding in several Arkansas… Read more »
