Washington, DC – January 25, 2023….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today announced his cosponsored NOTAM Improvement Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The bipartisan bill will advance essential upgrades for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) computer system known as the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM), which recently crashed and halted all U.S. flights for a… Read more »
Washington, DC—January 3, 2023….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), secured funding for Third District of Arkansas priorities along with other critical defense and domestic programs included in the Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus package. Below is a… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 8, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018. This bipartisan legislation authorizes funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects, allowing for improvements to the nation’s ports, inland waterways, locks and dams, flood protection, ecosystem restoration, and other water… Read more »
U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressman Steve Womack, today announced that Rogers Executive Airport will receive $5.8 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to strengthen the airport’s runway at Carter Field.
The project includes a full-depth runway keel reconstruction, mill and overlay of the existing asphalt pavement, installation of… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House passed the Conference Report to H.R. 22, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act:
“This March, Arkansas was forced to shut down 56 planned construction projects across the state because Congress had not given the long-term certainty necessary for our states to adequately plan for the… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House passed the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (H.R. 3763) as an amendment to the DRIVE Act (H.R. 22):
“I am proud to support the passage of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act. This multi-year, paid-for surface transportation reauthorization – which makes… 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 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. 3038, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II, which extends the programmatic and expenditure authority of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) through December 18, 2015, and authorizes appropriations for federal-aid highway, highway safety, and public transportation… 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 announced that 11 Arkansas airports have been awarded more than $6.5 million from the Department of Transportation to support facility upgrades and expansions.
“Transportation infrastructure is vital for local commerce… Read more »
