Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement today after the House rejected the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM; H.R. 1947): “Today’s vote was about protecting Arkansas farmers and making meaningful reforms to farm and food programs. The FARRM Act would have done that. The bill would have slashed spending by more than $40 billion and instituted much needed reforms to our nutrition programs. The changes to the food stamp program – alone – would have s... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), along with U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman and Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), and Tom Cotton (AR-4), today sent a letter to President Barack Obama and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate supporting Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe’s request for a major disaster declaration for the state of Arkansas. This request comes after severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding caused five fatalities, extensive power outages, and a massive build-up of st... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today announced the John Paul Hammerschmidt Fellowship program. This fellowship, named for former Arkansas Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt (1966-1993), is geared towards highly motivated college students with an interest in public service and will allow outstanding Third District students to experience the legislative process firsthand in Congressman Womack’s Washington, D.C. office. Womack and Hammerschmidt released the following statements following the f... Read more

Each year, members of Congress have the privilege of making nominations to the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAF), the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (USMA), the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). The honor of attending a Service Academy comes with the obligation to serve in the military for a minimum of five years upon graduation. Today, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) announced the appointment of eight students from the Third District of Arkansas to our na... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement today regarding Monday’s tragic tornadoes in Oklahoma: “The aftermath of Monday’s storms in Oklahoma left unimaginable loss and devastation across the state, especially in Moore. Now, the community must band together to rebuild, and I commend all those in Arkansas’s Third District – including Wal-Mart, Tyson Foods, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, the Harrison Daily Times, and many others – who have selflessly and generously com... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement tonight after the House passed H.R. 3 to approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline by removing the requirement for a presidential permit, granting the additional federal permits required for the project, and limiting the legal challenges that can be brought regarding the pipeline’s construction: “In the 1,706 days since TransCanada submitted its Keystone XL application to the U.S. Department of State, President Obama has sup... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 45 to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care-related provisions in the Health Care Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010: “We all remember Nancy Pelosi’s infamous words: “we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.” Well, it’s been over three years since President Obama signed the so-called Affordable Care Act into law, and now know that th... Read more

Representatives Steve Womack (AR-3) and Jackie Speier (CA-12) congratulated the Senate today for passing the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 743/H.R. 684) and urged their House colleagues to quickly do the same and finally level the playing field for American businesses. Under current law, brick-and-mortar retailers are required to collect sales and use taxes from customers who make purchases in their stores, but many online and catalog retailers do not have to collect the same taxes. Consumers now... Read more

Each spring, members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor a nationwide high school art competition. The Congressional Art Competition, which began in 1982, serves as an opportunity to recognize and to encourage the artistic talent in our congressional districts and across the country. The 2013 Competition was open to all high school students in the Third District, and the winner’s piece will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington will also include artwor... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after today’s Senate vote to invoke cloture and end debate on the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 743): “I’m extremely encouraged by the growing recognition that this unfair and outdated tax loophole is killing our Main Streets, and I applaud the Senate for invoking cloture on the Marketplace Fairness Act. As the Senate moves forward to actually debate this bipartisan, bicameral, common-sense solution, I am hopeful that any changes ma... Read more