Press Releases

U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack, and Bruce Westerman—are asking Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz to address their detailed concerns about the federal government’s possible unprecedented partnership with a third party to construct an electrical transmission project through Arkansas.  The Department of Energy… Read more »

On Friday, September 11, 2015, in a speech given on the House Floor, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) spoke out against the Iran Nuclear Deal and urged the House to vote down H.R. 3461, to approve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, relating to the nuclear program of Iran.  H.R. 3461 subsequently failed by a vote of 162-269.  The House then… Read more »

House Leadership today announced a plan to take three votes on the Iran Deal this week.  The first vote will be a House Resolution expressing that it is the sense of the House that President Obama did not submit all the necessary documents as required under law.  The second vote will give the House the opportunity to vote in favor of the Iran deal, and the third vote will… Read more »

U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack, and Bruce Westerman, today announced that Arkansas local law enforcement agencies will receive $2.3 million in federal grants from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program to purchase law enforcement equipment and supplies. “These grants are an important… Read more »

U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman today announced that 13 Arkansas airports will receive $8.5 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support facility upgrades and expansions. "Airports are important to growth and development in Arkansas communities.  Investments to our… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in response to the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota to grant a preliminary injunction against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule: “As I have traveled the Third District, I have been overwhelmed with the number of Arkansans that will… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement regarding President Obama's announced Clean Power Plan (CPP):  “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to act with total disregard for the average American's energy bill in carrying out the will of this radical Administration.  The decision to finalize the Clean Power Plan under the… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) is currently seeking hard-working college students and recent graduates to serve as interns in his Washington, D.C. office, as well as his district offices in Rogers, Fort Smith, and Harrison, for the following session: Fall 2015: August - December* *Dates are flexible. A congressional internship is a rewarding experience, and both Washington, D.C. and… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after House passage of the VA Accountability Act of 2015 (H.R. 1994) and the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 3236):  “The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is continuing to make great strides to right unacceptable practices occurring at VA hospitals across… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 427, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act: “Businesses across the Third District and all over the country are being strangled by endless regulations.  Instead of growing their companies – and our economy – they are having to use their resources to comply… Read more »