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The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 required the implementation of nutrition standards for foods sold in schools.  Prior to this law’s passage, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) did not have authority to establish regulatory requirements for food sold in other areas of the school campus or at other times of the day.  In June 2013, the USDA published an interim… Read more »

  Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the passage of H.R. 4301, the Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014, of which he is a cosponsor: “The information that has come to light about the treatment of veterans in Phoenix and at several VA hospitals across the nation is minimally a breach of competence and is,… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement on the passage of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA): “Today’s passage of WRRDA clears the way for critical projects that address the maintenance backlogs and modernization delays that have plagued MKARNS for far too long and have put at risk the system’s ability to remain open for… Read more »

  U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4), today announced that eleven Arkansas counties have been added to the state’s major disaster declaration.  Earlier today, the delegation wrote to FEMA Administrator Fugate and the President in support of Governor Beebe’s… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today announced that he will join Representatives Michelle Bachmann (MN-6), Susan Brooks (IN-5), and Mark Sandford (SC-1) to participate in the 2014 Offshore Energy Tour with Congressman Steve Scalise (LA-1) in South Louisiana May 13 and 14.                                … Read more »

U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4), today expressed their support for Arkansas Governor Beebe’s request that Clay, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp, Faulkner, and White counties be added to the state’s major disaster declaration. The… Read more »

U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1) and Steve Womack (AR-3), today announced that thirteen Arkansas airports will receive over $3 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation for facility upgrades and improvements. “Airports play a critical role in sustaining our state’s businesses and local economies,” Pryor said.  “These… Read more »

On May 6, 2013, the Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 743/H.R. 684). The bill gives states the ability to require out-of-state sellers to collect sales and use taxes – rather than relying on consumers to remit those due taxes – if states simplify their sales and use tax systems.  The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee and awaits action in the… Read more »

U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman today joined Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4) in applauding FEMA’s decision to designate Pulaski, Randolph, and White Counties as major disaster areas, ensuring Arkansas communities hit by last week’s tornadoes have the resources they need to rebuild and recover. “Our state has made… Read more »

U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, along with U.S. Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4) today sent letters to FEMA Administrator Fugate and President Obama in support of Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe's request for a major disaster declaration for Independence, Pulaski, Randolph, and White counties. On Sunday, Pryor and… Read more »