Drug addiction is not a pleasant subject, and those in attendance at the Boone County Recovery Project on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at North Arkansas College heard some unpleasant stories about drug addiction. Boone County Sheriff Mike Moore and Third District Congressman Steve Womack told of personal experiences with drug addicts. Womack’s were especially heart breaking, since they dealt with his son. One might expect a sheriff and a law-and-order Republican to take a hard stance against drug and alco... Read more

On September 24, 1789, the U.S. Marshals Service was founded. Today, the service celebrates its 225th anniversary by breaking ground on the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The museum will be funded in part by the sale of commemorative coins authorized by the United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act (P.L. 112-104). This bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) on March 2, 2011, and directed the secreta... Read more

Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4) today sent a letter to Arkansas Department of Insurance (ADI) Commissioner Jay Bradford requesting information on the health insurance rates Arkansans can expect to find on Healthcare.gov when open enrollment begins November 15, 2014. It was publicly reported earlier this year that the ADI would release the expected rates for health plans available on Healthcare.gov for coverage starting in 2015 on S... Read more

U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman today joined Congressmen Tim Griffin (AR-2) and Steve Womack (AR-3) to announce that seven Arkansas cities will receive $7.5 million from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to finance projects that will create jobs, promote innovation, increase resiliency to natural disasters, and accelerate long-term sustainable economic growth. “Reinvesting taxpayer dollars into job growth opportunities will pay off in dividends for Arkansas families, commun... Read more

U.S. Representatives Renee Ellmers (R-NC-2), Steve Womack (R-AR-3), Doris Matsui (D-CA-6), and Bill Owens (D-NY-21), along with 44 of their House colleagues, today sent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Burwell a bipartisan letter requesting that the she instruct the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to use its existing authority to update outdated regulations to comprehensively address the disease of addiction, allowing patients to acc... Read more

Yesterday, members of the Arkansas House delegation introduced H.R. 5542, the Farm Protection Act of 2014. The legislation was introduced to help protect ag-producers who may become creditors in a bankruptcy. Earlier this summer, a grain merchandiser, known as Turner Grain, located in Arkansas’s First District ended its operations and has since entered into bankruptcy litigation causing problems for producers. “The Arkansas House delegation is moving forward to assist ag-producers who stand to b... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 4, the Jobs for America Act: “Third District Arkansans want policies that allow them to hold the keys to their success instead of promoting the status quo, that grow the economy and not the federal government, that enable them to create jobs rather than make doing so a disincentive, and that empower them to achieve their goals and the American dream without holding them back with red tape. S... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act: “Capitalizing on America’s energy renaissance is essential to the security of our nation and will allow us to control our economic destiny. But the usual politics, red tape, and quick fixes that never pan out are standing in our way. By taking an all-of-the-above approach to our energy policy and eliminating these b... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in response to the passage of H.J.Res. 124, the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, which provides funding for government operations through December 11, 2014: “Passage of this continuing resolution provides for the uninterrupted function of government at a level below the established budgetary caps and allows for our nation to move smartly beyond November, ensuring that decisions will be made in the best interest of ... Read more

On Wednesday, September 17, 2014, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) spoke from the House Floor on the McKeon amendment to H.J.Res. 124, the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015. The McKeon amendment would authorize the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to carry out President Obama’s plan of training and equipping Syrian opposition forces to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). “I have grave concerns about the Presi... Read more