The U.S. House of Representatives on March 21 approved a resolution led by U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) that denounces the energy and federal land policies of the Biden administration. “I am proud to have brought this resolution to the Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) led their colleagues in Congress in calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw a proposed rule covering wastewater discharged by small meat and poultry processors. On Jan. 23, the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) helped lead 109 Republicans in demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind its recent final rule for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The EPA’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) recently led more than a dozen of his Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution condemning the energy and federal land policies of the Biden administration and encouraging the domestic production of reliable and affordable energy Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Sunday led more than 150 of her GOP colleagues in urging President Joe Biden to reverse his recent decision to stop exports of American natural gas and halt construction of new liquified natural Read more…
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) would expand opportunities to improve and develop outdoor recreation facilities at areas managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Rep. Womack on Dec. 22, 2023 cosponsored the Lake Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) on Nov. 29 offered legislation designed to close loopholes that have allowed opiates to be sold online in the form of unwashed poppy seeds, which can contain more than 20 times the therapeutic dosage of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) on Nov. 15 led more than 20 Republicans in proposing a resolution to block implementation of a Biden administration regulation that the congressman says would directly lead to higher taxes on Americans. “With deficits totaling Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) on Sept. 12 led eight Republicans in introducing legislation that would prohibit the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing its proposed rule to amend energy conservation standards for residential clothes washers. Read more…
The Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Private Fund Advisers rule to enhance the regulation of such advisers and update the existing compliance rule that applies to all investment advisers falls short, according to U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Steve Read more…
To ensure that United States military service members keep the full benefits they have earned, U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) recently proposed legislation that would exclude their basic needs allowance (BNA) from their gross income for tax purposes. “Taxing support Read more…
To improve specific employee protections, U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) on March 14 sponsored legislation that would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 to revise the definition of the term “tipped employee.” “More financial uncertainty is the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) on Feb. 17 proposed legislation that would improve permitting for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of a border-crossing facility for the import or export of oil or natural gas or the transmission of electricity Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would establish a national bipartisan commission on fiscal responsibility and reform. “The stark fiscal reality we face should alarm every member. Our unsustainable trajectory is one of the greatest threats Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined 41 of their Republican colleagues in the Senate, in addition to almost 130 GOP members in the U.S. House of Representatives, in filing amicus briefs on Friday with the Supreme Read more…
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers should have qualified, reliable, and dependable leadership in place at the top level to ensure critical patient care is delivered to United States military veterans rather than being detailed to different Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 25 voted 424-4 to approve a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) that would improve aviation safety notifications across the nation. The measure now heads to the U.S. Senate for Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) on Jan. 12 led six of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would require employers in the United States to verify that potential hires are not unauthorized aliens. “Like most Americans, I believe American Read more…
To keep America’s supply chain moving more efficiently, U.S. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) on Jan. 10 introduced legislation that would eliminate a specific restriction on America’s interstate truckers. “For the better part of two years, families have struggled to get Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) on Tuesday unveiled a bicameral bill that intends to help streamline regulations for America’s tipped employees. The Tipped Employee Protection Act of 2022, H.R. 9523, which Rep. Womack sponsored on Dec. 13, would clarify the Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Nov. 3 by U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) would eliminate a tax burden imposed on United States military personnel regarding their Basic Needs Allowance (BNA) benefits. “It makes sense to treat the BNA just like other Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) and three of his colleagues, including U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Mark Amodei (R-(NV), want the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to prohibit the collection and stockpiling of the personally identifiable information (PII) of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) recently led 19 of his fellow Republicans in urging President Joe Biden against playing politics with America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve. “There is a better way that will provide lasting energy price relief and security for Read more…
U.S. Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Steve Womack (R-AR) joined 128 of their colleagues in requesting that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) review foreign investment in America’s farmland and its subsequent impact on national security, trade, and food security. Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) joined his Arkansas Republican colleagues from both houses of Congress in urging the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to address its staffing shortages at Arkansas VA facilities. “We have heard for years from veterans Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) on Feb. 25 introduced the bipartisan Duty Drawback Clarification Act to give American spirit distillers access to a federal program that provides the refund of duties, taxes and fees paid at the time of import Read more…
U.S. Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) on Feb. 9 introduced a bill that would prohibit members of Congress from receiving a financial benefit from certain student loan cancellation programs. “Members of Congress collecting a six-figure salary should Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) on Nov. 4 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation that would prohibit the use of funds made available under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to purchase, rent, lease, or Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) joined 87 other congressmen in urging President Joe Biden against damaging the livelihood of America’s farmers and other small investors by repealing or changing like-kind exchanges. “Your plan to cap like-kind exchanges is yet another Read more…
The National Guard would be fully reimbursed $521 million for securing the U.S. Capitol and surrounding grounds following the Jan. 6 insurrection under legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Steve Womack (R-AR) and Ken Calvert (R-CA). Without such authorized supplemental emergency Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) on Monday introduced bipartisan legislation that would modernize the U.S. Flag Code to codify several long-standing traditions and practices related to the display and use of the American flag. “The American flag is one of Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Steve Womack (R-AR) and U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on June 14 proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would give Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the American flag. Read more…
American contract growers, who raise chickens for poultry processing companies, have not yet received federal assistance during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers. “As the U.S. Department of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined several Republican colleagues on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee in seeking an update from Vice President Kamala Harris on the results of the Biden administration’s 60-day pause and review of border wall construction contracts Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Steve Womack (R-AR) on April 9 called on the Biden administration to institute immediate policy changes to end the crisis at America’s southern border. “The scenes at the border and especially inside these processing Read more…
U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR) and Steve Womack (R-AR) joined their home-state Republican colleagues in seeking changes to a federal policy requiring Arkansans to turn over primary identification documents, such as a driver’s license, to obtain a new copy of Read more…
U.S. Reps. Pete Stauber (R-MN), Steve Womack (R-AR), and John Moolenaar (R-MI) recently signed a discharge petition to require a vote on a stand-alone extension of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) through the end of the year. “Partisanship should have Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) this week made a bipartisan request that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct a review of the National Guard State Partnership Program, which was established by the Pentagon after the end of the Cold War Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Steve Womack (R-AR), and Mike Turner (R-OH) applauded U.S. House passage this week of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The U.S. House of Representatives on July Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) earlier this week applauded action by the U.S. Air Force to select Fort Smith Regional Airport, a public use joint civil-military airport located in Sebastian County, Ark., as one of five possible sites to host Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on June 25 proposed bipartisan legislation that would expand sanctions on the construction of two export gas pipelines running out of Russia. Rep. Kinzinger sponsored the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Clarification Act, H.R. 7361, with Read more…
U.S. Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK), Steve Womack (R-AR), and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) are among dozens of original GOP cosponsors who on June 18 unveiled a bicameral bill to improve and reform the nation’s policing practices, accountability and transparency. “I firmly Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR), co-chair of the Congressional Chicken Caucus, this week led a bipartisan contingent of his colleagues in urging the prioritization of poultry producer market access during upcoming trade negotiations between the United States and the United Read more…
U.S. Reps. Frank Lucas (R-OK), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), and Steve Womack (R-AR) praised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army for replacing the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule with one that ends federal Read more…
U.S. Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), French Hill (R-AR), Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Steve Womack (R-AR) commended passage on Dec. 19 by the U.S. House of Representatives of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act. “USMCA sets the stage for billions Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) on Nov. 8 hosted NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine in his Northwest Arkansas district to highlight local aerospace research and science education and to continue building a partnership between NASA and his home state. “Aerospace research Read more…
A full-year continuing resolution (CR) would significantly harm the United States military, according to U.S. Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), and Steve Womack (R-AR). “CRs are wasteful. They harm our troops and America’s National Security,” according to a Read more…
The Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act, cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR), on Monday received approval from the U.S. House of Representatives. “This legislation closes an internet loophole to help ensure that our youth can’t obtain Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) this week called on his colleagues in Congress to expand committee review of specific physician-related processes at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). “While I understand this hearing is intended to look broadly at Read more…
Nearly 30 Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives are readying legislation to impose sanctions against Turkey in response to its military offensive against U.S.-allied Kurdish forces in northern Syria. “I am proud to join my colleagues in supporting Read more…