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Bruce Westerman

U.S. Representative, AR-4

Republican Arkansas since Jan 3, 2025

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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

OfficePartyFromToSource
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

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)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HR 7726 — Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 Nay Jun 3, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2860 — Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025 Yea Jun 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration… Yea Jun 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration… Yea Jun 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 254 — ARTIST Act Yea Jun 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7618 — American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026 Yea Jun 3, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6047 — Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026 Yea May 21, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1041 — Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act Yea May 21, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1041 — Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act Nay May 21, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1329 — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act Yea May 21, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1329 — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act Nay May 21, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1300 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs… Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1300 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs… Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2616 — Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2616 — Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act Nay May 20, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1993 — 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1003 — Lulu’s Law Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 2393 — Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5317 — Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025 Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4544 — American Access to Banking Act Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3234 — Keeping Deposits Local Act Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1299 — Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment. Yea May 20, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending… Yea May 15, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending… Yea May 15, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act Yea May 14, 2026 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 typeContributionsTotalShare
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

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$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)

  • 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…
  • 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.

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