Bruce Westerman
U.S. Representative, AR-4
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, AR-4 current
Arkansas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District AR-4
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, AR-4
Arkansas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, AR-4
Arkansas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District AR-4
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District AR-4
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, AR-4
Arkansas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, AR-4
Arkansas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District AR-4
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, AR-4
Arkansas |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2017 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District AR-4
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2017 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Natural Resources — Chair unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Highways and Transit unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Water Resources and Environment unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.544, social dim. 0.260. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 845 — Pet and Livestock Protection Act | Nay | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1366 — Mining Regulatory Clarity Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1366 — Mining Regulatory Clarity Act | Nay | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4776 — SPEED Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4776 — SPEED Act | Nay | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4776 — SPEED Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4776 — SPEED Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4776 — SPEED Act | Yea | Dec 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3492 — Protect Children’s Innocence Act | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3492 — Protect Children’s Innocence Act | Nay | Dec 17, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6703 — Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6703 — Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act | Nay | Dec 17, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3616 — Reliable Power Act | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HCONRES 64 — To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress. | Nay | Dec 17, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HCONRES 61 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with… | Nay | Dec 17, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 953 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the… | Yea | Dec 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 953 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the… | Not voting | Dec 17, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3632 — Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025 | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3632 — Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025 | Nay | Dec 16, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4371 — Kayla Hamilton Act | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4371 — Kayla Hamilton Act | Nay | Dec 16, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 951 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions… | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 951 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions… | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3187 — To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other… | Yea | Dec 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 284 — Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act | Yea | Dec 15, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,003 recorded contributions totalling $2,693,715. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 225 of 1003 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 207 | $611,884 | 23% |
| Corporate PAC | 15 | $294,721 | 11% |
| Super PAC | 3 | $1,283 | 0% |
| Unclassified | 778 | $1,785,828 | 66% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $62,346 | WESTERMAN VICTORY FUND | WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $59,875 | WESTERMAN VICTORY FUND | WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $48,963 | WESTERMAN VICTORY FUND | WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $17,392 | WESTERMAN VICTORY FUND | WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $17,330 | WESTERMAN VICTORY FUND | WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $13,395 | WESTERMAN VICTORY FUND | WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $12,854 | SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK | WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Jan 2, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $12,843 | SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK | WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Apr 2, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $8,300 | PUEBLO OF LAGUNA | WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Aug 1, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $7,831 | WESTERMAN VICTORY FUND | WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $7,814 | SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK | WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Oct 17, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $7,672 | SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK | WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Jul 2, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $7,159 | WESTERMAN VICTORY FUND | WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | PATTERSON, CARY | WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Aug 4, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,600 | SINGER, PAUL | WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Jun 12, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (2 as lead sponsor)
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HR 9250
US · Jun 10, 2026
To modernize and maintain the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the…
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HR 8840
US · May 14, 2026
To address the high costs of health care services, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage in the United States, and for other purposes.
Social media
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