The House today passed H.R. 37, the Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act, which combines the text of 11 bills passed by the House during the 113th Congress and includes H.R. 801 as Title III, the Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013, which was introduced by Representatives Steve Womack (AR-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), John Delaney (MD-6), and… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in response to the passage of the fiscal year (FY) 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations bill (H.R. 240), which provides $39.7 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), prioritizes the security of our border and counterterrorism efforts, and protects us from threats at home and… Read more »
On Tuesday, January 6, 2015, Representative Steve Womack (AR-3) – along with Representatives John Duncan (TN-2), Robert Pittenger (NC-9), and Bruce Westerman (AR-4) –introduced H.R. 178, the Terrorist Denaturalization and Passport Revocation Act, to address the dangerous and unique threat to our homeland posed by U.S. citizens actively joining the ranks of terrorist organizations.… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in response to the passage of the Keystone XL Pipeline Act (H.R. 3), a bill which authorizes the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline:
“Over six years have passed since the Keystone XL pipeline application was first submitted to the U.S. Department of State, and all… Read more »
Representative Steve Womack (AR-3) – along with Representatives Kevin Cramer (ND-AL), Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1), Phil Roe (TN-1), Bill Johnson (OH-6), and Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) – yesterday introduced H. J. Res. 9, a joint resolution which restores Congress’s constitutional authority to ban the desecration of the United States flag.
Until invalidated by the 1989 U.S. Supreme Court’s… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after taking the oath of office and being sworn in for a third term representing Arkansas’s Third District in the United States House of Representatives:
“Serving Third District Arkansans is an honor and a privilege, and as your representative, your priorities are my priorities. This new Congress is an… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack is currently seeking hard-working college students to serve as interns in his Washington, D.C. office, as well as his district offices in Rogers, Fort Smith, and Harrison, for the following sessions:
Summer Session I: May 25, 2015 - July 3, 2015
Summer Session II: July 6, 2015 - August 7, 2015
A congressional internship is a rewarding experience, and district… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after Governor-Elect Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) today announced the appointment of Brigadier General Mark H. Berry to be Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard:
“General Berry is an accomplished officer and a proud Arkansan with the experience and knowledge to be a decisive leader for the National Guard. I applaud… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after taking 1,205 consecutive roll-call votes during the 113th Congress and 2,813 consecutive roll-call votes during his tenure in Congress, maintaining a perfect voting record as a Member of Congress and the longest continuous voting streak among current colleagues in the House:
“Third District Arkansans entrusted… Read more »
The House today voted on the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, which provides $1.013 trillion in funding for 11 of 12 full Appropriations bills for fiscal year 2015 and a continuing resolution (CR) that funds the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through February 27, 2015. Notably, H.R. 83 abides… Read more »