Press Releases

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after today taking his 4,294th straight vote, a perfect voting record since being sworn into office on January 5, 2011, and the longest consecutive voting streak held by any sitting Member of U.S. House of Representatives: “I have been sent to Washington by Third District Arkansans to make sure their voices are heard;… Read more »

Appointed as one of four U.S. Representatives to serve on the United States Military Academy (USMA) Board of Visitors by Speaker of the House John Boehner in February 2012, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) was today elected USMA Board of Visitors Chairman. “I am humbled to be named Chairman of the United States Military Academy Board of Visitors and am grateful for the support from my… Read more »

On Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in a speech given on the House Floor, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) spoke in support of H.R. 1301, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017. H.R. 1301 was subsequently passed by the House by a vote of 371-48. The bill provides funding for the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2017. … Read more »

U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) and U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03), and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) today sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE) Rick Perry urging him to preserve states’ rights and review the Clean Line project, an energy transmission line that stretches nearly 300 miles… Read more »

U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) and U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03), and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) today will introduce legislation to restore the right of states to approve or disapprove of electric transmission projects before the federal government exercises its power to take private property. The Assuring… Read more »

Representatives Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.), Steve Womack (R-Ark.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement today after reintroducing the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Reform Act (H.R. 1315) for the 115th Congress: “The Renewable Fuel Standard is a well-intentioned flop. After a decade of this policy, it’s clearer than ever that the federal… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) tonight released the below statement in response to President Donald J. Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress: “For the past eight years, Republicans in Congress have fought to protect the conservative values of our center-right country. And tonight, I was proud to sit on the House Floor as our new ally in the White House – President Trump… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump today signed an executive order to roll back the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule: “Today, President Trump is rolling back one of the most flawed Obama-era policies: the Waters of the United States rule. This dangerous rule would have given the… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the below statement after House passage of H.J.Res. 43, which disapproves of the Department of Health and Human Services rule that prohibits states from withholding Title X funding from a potential recipient for “reasons other than its ability to provide Title X services”: “Like the vast majority of my constituents, I believe that life… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the below statement on President Trump’s executive action regarding the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) fiduciary rule: “I commend President Trump and his decision to delay the implementation of the DOL’s misguided fiduciary rule. If implemented, the fiduciary rule would change the way that millions of Americans save for retirement and… Read more »