Westerman, Bruce
In office since
2015 · 11 yrs
Chambers served
House
Born
1967, Hot Springs
Occupation
Engineer, Politician
Education
Yale University · University of Arkansas · Fountain Lake High School
Office history
- member of the Arkansas House of Representatives 2011–2015
- United States representative 2015–2017
- United States representative 2017–2019
- United States representative 2019–2021
- United States representative 2021–2023
- United States representative 2023–2025
- United States representative 2025–present
Contact
Capitol office
202 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0404
202-225-3772
District office · El Dorado
101 N. Washington Ave., El Dorado, AR, 71730
501-609-9796
District office · Hot Springs
101 Reserve St., Hot Springs, AR, 71901
501-609-9796
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11
Bills sponsored
this session · 59 all-time
92
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 223 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 3 all-time
383
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 383 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
119 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.2%
based on 377 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.8%
based on 377 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
99.5%
based on 377 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
59 billsCurrent session 11 bills
- HR 1897 ESA Amendments Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 1275 Focus on Learning Act In Committee
- HRES 90 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Natural Resources in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress. In Committee
- HR 471 Fix Our Forests Act Passed
- HRES 821 Expressing support for the recognition of October 2025 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month". In Committee
- HR 4776 SPEED Act Passed
- HRES 289 Expressing support for the designation of April 2025 as "Second Chance Month". In Committee
- HR 9250 Great American Outdoors Act 250 In Committee
- HR 8840 Fair Care Act of 2026 In Committee
- HRES 1173 Expressing support for the designation of April 2026 as "Second Chance Month". In Committee
- HR 7081 Sara’s Law and the Preventing Unfair Sentencing Act of 2026 In Committee
Historical 48 bills
- HR 8993 Focus on Learning Act Died
- HR 8790 Fix Our Forests Act Died
- HJRES 82 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil". Died
- HR 2607 Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019 Died
- HRES 130 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Natural Resources in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. Died
- HR 2201 To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes. Died
- HR 2200 Keeping Our Promises Act Died
- HR 1951 To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes. Died
- HR 1950 Sara's Law Died
- HR 1949 To authorize the court to depart from a statutory minimum in the case of a juvenile offender, and for other purposes. Died
- HR 1332 Fair Care Act of 2019 Died
- HR 5923 Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act Signed
- HR 5859 Trillion Trees Act Died
- HRES 1424 Expressing support for the recognition of October 2022 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month". Died
- HR 9087 TAP American Energy Act Died
- HR 9029 Ouachita National Forest Overnight Camping Act Died
- HR 8981 Securing America’s Mineral Supply Chains Act of 2022 Died
- HR 5497 Conditional Approval Act Died
- HR 8588 Fair Care Act of 2022 Died
- HR 7408 America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act Died
- HRES 1253 Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of the Department of the Interior's Departmental Ethics Office. Died
- HR 7180 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 1st Street in Kingsland, Arkansas, as the "Kingsland 'Johnny Cash' Post Office". Signed
- HR 7693 National Park Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2022 Died
- HR 5170 FLIP Act Died
- HR 7610 21st Century Dyslexia Act Died
Co-sponsored
223 billsCurrent session 92 bills
- HR 9706 Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act In Committee
- HR 9641 Essential Caregivers Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 8791 IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act In Committee
- HR 262 Disaster Reforestation Act In Committee
- HR 343 Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act In Committee
- HR 404 Hearing Protection Act In Committee
- HR 431 Pony Up Act In Committee
- HR 516 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit. In Committee
- HR 703 Main Street Tax Certainty Act In Committee
- HR 722 Life at Conception Act In Committee
- HJRES 30 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020". In Committee
- HR 21 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Passed
- HR 880 Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act In Committee
- HR 1046 Marc Fischer Memorial Act In Committee
- HJRES 38 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020". In Committee
- HR 1151 Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act In Committee
- HR 27 HALT Fentanyl Act Passed
- HR 1200 Freight RAILCAR Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 1232 National Right-to-Work Act In Committee
- HCONRES 12 Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. In Committee
- HR 1361 Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 1301 Death Tax Repeal Act In Committee
- HRES 133 Expressing support for the designation of February 15 through February 22, 2025, as "National FFA Week", recognizing the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 90th anniversary of New Farmers of America and the 75th anniversary of the Federal charter to Future Farmers of America. In Committee
- HR 1415 No IRIS Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 1494 Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act In Committee
Historical 131 bills
- HR 422 Default Prevention Act Died
- HR 8066 Ammunition Supply Chain Act Died
- HR 3062 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019 Died
- HRES 147 Expressing support for the designation of February 18 through February 25, 2023, as "National FFA Week", recognizing the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of globally conscious leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 90th anniversary of the iconic FFA jacket. Died
- HR 76 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Died
- HR 3038 Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019 Died
- HR 2504 Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act Died
- HCONRES 10 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, negotiate a bilateral free trade agreement with Taiwan, and support Taiwan's membership in international organizations. Died
- HR 721 BRACE Act Died
- HR 6046 Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act Died
- HRES 177 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week. Died
- HRES 124 Supporting the goals and ideals of Engineers Week. Died
- HR 4305 PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act Died
- HR 9006 To establish deadlines for the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete certain environmental reviews, to establish notification rules for receipt of onshore right-of-way applications, and for other purposes. Died
- HR 655 Disaster Reforestation Act Died
- HRES 1086 Expressing support for the designation of March 19, 2024, as "National Agriculture Day" and celebrating the importance of agriculture as one of the most impactful industries in the United States. Died
- HR 1315 RFS Reform Act of 2017 Died
- HRES 181 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Died
- HR 301 Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act Died
- HR 2023 Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 Died
- HR 1417 Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act of 2021 Died
- HR 8147 Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act Died
- HR 1627 Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 Died
- HR 7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023 Died
- HR 5142 To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other purposes. Signed
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HR 498
Do No Harm in Medicaid Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 498
Do No Harm in Medicaid Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 845
Pet and Livestock Protection Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 845
Pet and Livestock Protection Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 1366
Mining Regulatory Clarity Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 1366
Mining Regulatory Clarity Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 4776
SPEED Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 4776
SPEED Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 4776
SPEED Act
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | fail | December 18, 2025 |
|
HR 3492
Protect Children’s Innocence Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 3492
Protect Children’s Innocence Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 6703
Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 6703
Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 3616
Reliable Power Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HCONRES 64
To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | fail | December 17, 2025 |
|
HCONRES 61
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | fail | December 17, 2025 |
|
HRES 953
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HRES 953
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Not Voting | pass | December 17, 2025 |
|
HR 3632
Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2025 |
|
HR 3632
Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 16, 2025 |
|
HR 4371
Kayla Hamilton Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2025 |
|
HR 4371
Kayla Hamilton Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 16, 2025 |
|
HRES 951
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2025 |
|
HRES 951
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | December 16, 2025 |
|
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 purposes.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | December 15, 2025 |
|
S 284
Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | December 15, 2025 |
|
HR 3668
Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 12, 2025 |
|
HR 3668
Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 12, 2025 |
|
HR 2550
Protect America's Workforce Act
On Passage |
Nay | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HRES 432
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2550) to nullify the Executive order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3898
PERMIT Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3898
PERMIT Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Nay | fail | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3383
Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3383
Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Nay | fail | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3638
Electric Supply Chain Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HR 3628
State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HRES 939
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors.
On Motion to Table |
Yea | pass | December 11, 2025 |
|
HRES 432
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2550) to nullify the Executive order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, and for other purposes.
On Motion to Discharge |
Nay | pass | December 10, 2025 |
|
S 1071
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 10, 2025 |
|
S 1071
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
On Motion to Commit |
Nay | fail | December 10, 2025 |
|
HRES 936
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3628) to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3668) to promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1071) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | December 10, 2025 |
|
HRES 936
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3628) to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3668) to promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1071) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Yea | pass | December 10, 2025 |
|
HR 1676
Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | December 09, 2025 |
|
S 356
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | December 09, 2025 |
|
HR 1049
Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 04, 2025 |
|
HR 1069
PROTECT Our Kids Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 04, 2025 |
|
HR 1005
Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 03, 2025 |
|
HR 4305
DUMP Red Tape Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 03, 2025 |
|
HR 2965
Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025
On Passage |
Yea | pass | December 03, 2025 |
|
HRES 916
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4312) to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1005) to prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1049) to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child’s public school, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1069) to prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the Government of the People’s Republic of China; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4305) to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Yea | pass | December 02, 2025 |
Career history 5 past roles
- Lower chamber District 4 Republican
- Lower chamber District 4 Republican
- Lower chamber District 4 Republican
- Lower chamber District 4 Republican
- Lower chamber District 4 Republican