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Bruce Westerman
U.S. Representative, AR-4
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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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 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Sep 3, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Sep 3, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Sep 3, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Sep 3, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Sep 3, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Sep 3, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 105 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 106 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 104 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 539 — Censuring Representative LaMonica McIver and removing her from the Committee on Homeland Security. | Nay | Sep 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 672 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4553) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the… | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 672 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4553) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the… | Yea | Sep 3, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 747 — Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025 | Yea | Sep 2, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4216 — Made-in-America Defense Act | Yea | Sep 2, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4275 — Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 | Yea | Jul 23, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3357 — Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act | Yea | Jul 23, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1917 — Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 | Yea | Jul 22, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3937 — Wabeno Economic Development Act | Yea | Jul 22, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3351 — Improving Access to Small Business Information Act | Yea | Jul 21, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3095 — To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes. | Yea | Jul 21, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jul 18, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Jul 18, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Jul 18, 2025 | Failed | 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
Recent posts
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