Press Releases
Last night, Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) announced the Fourth District’s winners of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition. First place winner Coley Rogers’ piece, "Chief Wolf’s Robe and the Buffalo," will be displayed in the main hallway between the Cannon House Office Building and the U.S. Capitol for the upcoming year. Congressman Westerman released the following statement:
New Congressional caucus unites bipartisan Members from Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas to advance shared priorities on energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, and industrial growth
Today, the office of Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) announced mobile office hours for April 28-30. Staff will be available to assist constituents with casework matters related to passports, Social Security, Veterans Affairs, Internal Revenue Service, and other federal agency related issues. More mobile office hours for 2026 will be announced at a later date.
Today, U.S. Representatives Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Danny K. Davis (D-IL) alongside U.S Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Second Chance Month Resolution that recognizes April as Second Chance Month. The members released the following statements:
Tonight, President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union Address to Congress. Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) provided the following statement in response:
Today, the House of Representatives passed several funding packages to fund the government for Fiscal Year 2026 for the Departments of Defense, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), Labor, Health and Human Services (Labor -HHS), and Education as well as other related agencies. Within the THUD provisions were several Westerman-backed wins for the Fourth District of Arkansas. Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statement:
Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass the final four appropriations bills: Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act, 2026; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, (THUD) And Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026.
Today, Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR-04) and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) introduced the Sara's Law and the Preventing Unfair Sentencing Act of 2026. This bill gives federal judges more discretion when sentencing juveniles and will allow for children, who have been the victims of abuse, to have a second chance to succeed. The lawmakers issued the following statements:
Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statement on the passing of Representative Doug LaMalfa (CA-01).
Today, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statement: