In remarks to a gathering at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Gravette, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) paid tribute to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have died in service to this nation. Womack used the account of the “Morenci Nine," nine members of Morenci, Arizona’s Class of 1966, who enlisted in the Marine Corps as the war in Vietnam was raging. They were emblematic of rural America; they played sports together, rode horses and hunted together, and committed their lives to ... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after passage of H.R. 4435, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015: “In a time when bipartisanship and progress in Congress seem extinct, passage of the NDAA is an example of Republicans and Democrats alike coming together to do what is best for our troops and our national security. I applaud the passage of this necessary legislation, which sets our military policies, provides guidance and certaint... Read more

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 final rule to expand the new nutritional standards to all foods sold in schools. Compliance with these new, expanded regulati... Read more

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 final rule to expand the new nutritional standards to all foods sold in schools. Compliance with these new, expanded regulati... 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, perhaps, criminal. We need the truth, and I urge VA leadership to get to the bottom of this as soon as possible and hold ... Read more

Rep. Steve Womack is hoping to keep the java flowing at Harrison High School’s House of Grounds. Womack, a Republican from Rogers, filed legislation on Wednesday that would exempt such school-based enterprises from new federal nutrition standards aimed at improving healthy meal choices at schools. “This is yet another example of out-of-touch Washington bureaucrats tightening their grip on the American people without considering the consequences — consequences that, this time, will prevent high s... 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 business. And it does so in a fiscally responsible way that contains no earmarks, saves taxpayer dollars, and increase... Read more

A coffee shop located at Harrison High School could be getting some new wall decorations courtesy of Congressman Steve Womack. The Third District representative made the school one of his stops during his Harrison tour on Thursday. Womack visited the House of Grounds, a coffee shop operated by the school’s DECA program. According to DECA sponsor Chris Dorman, the coffee shop provides students with an authentic, realistic, hands-on enterprise in which they can get experience in running a business... Read more

U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, told Cedarville High and Middle School students Friday that he visits schools all across the 3rd District, but he’d never had as nice a reception as he received at the Cedarville schools. The remark drew student and teacher applause and smiles. Womack first visited with Cedarville Elementary students who introduced him to the Student Council and then to the highest achieving students district-wide in math. When Womack went to the high school to visit with older ... 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 request. “When a storm like this comes through our state, it reminds us that there are no Democrats or Republicans—just American... Read more