Arkansas’s Congressional delegation today requested an extension for the public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Plains & Eastern Clean Line Transmission Project.
In a letter sent to Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, the delegation requests more time for constituents to share their views and/or concerns, noting that the comment period was… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today joined a bipartisan group of 242 House colleagues to pass H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act. H.R. 7 codifies the Hyde Amendment, which has barred the use of federal funds for abortions in Appropriations legislation since 1976. Additionally, the bill eliminates tax credits and subsidies for Obamacare health plans that include… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) tonight released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address:
“The ‘growing economy, shrinking deficits, bustling industry, and booming energy production’ President Obama talked about tonight have not happened because of him, but in spite of him and his repeated calls for higher taxes, more spending, and bigger… Read more »
On March 7, 2011, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a final rule that imposed blanket third-party certification requirements for all products applying for participation in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR program. Unfortunately, the rule disregarded successful and existing industry programs and has increased the regulatory burden on manufacturers, as… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz expressing concern over the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) consideration for a partnership with Clean Line Energy Partners through the Plains & Eastern transmission line project and frustration about the Department’s refusal to offer satisfactory answers to questions raised in past… Read more »
In September 2013, after successful joint-management program operation since 2009, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) determined that it no longer had the statutory authority to continue with the cooperative oversight of recreational facilities across the country, upon recognizing a gap in its legislative authorities. At the time of the USACE determination, ten such agreements… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today was appointed to serve on the House Appropriations Defense, Financial Services and General Government, and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittees, as well as receiving an appointment to serve on the House Committee on the Budget, for the 114th Congress:
“Since coming to Congress and being put on the… Read more »
The House today passed H.R. 37, the Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act, which combines the text of 11 bills passed by the House during the 113th Congress and includes H.R. 801 as Title III, the Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013, which was introduced by Representatives Steve Womack (AR-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), John Delaney (MD-6), and… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in response to the passage of the fiscal year (FY) 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations bill (H.R. 240), which provides $39.7 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), prioritizes the security of our border and counterterrorism efforts, and protects us from threats at home and… Read more »
On Tuesday, January 6, 2015, Representative Steve Womack (AR-3) – along with Representatives John Duncan (TN-2), Robert Pittenger (NC-9), and Bruce Westerman (AR-4) –introduced H.R. 178, the Terrorist Denaturalization and Passport Revocation Act, to address the dangerous and unique threat to our homeland posed by U.S. citizens actively joining the ranks of terrorist organizations.… Read more »
