Bruce Westerman
- Previous profession
- Engineer; Forester
- First public office
- 2006Member, Fountain Lake School Board, 2006 to 2010 (President, 2009 to 2010)
- Years in public office
- 19
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Westerman has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Westerman is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Westerman votes Yes on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Westerman votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Epstein Files Transparency Act; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Westerman votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law; the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Westerman votes to cancel 24 and against cancelling 0. The rules Westerman votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (7), Environmental Protection Agency (6), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).
Westerman votes the same way as most House Republicans on all 60 of these Yes and No votes.
Votes on laws that passed
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
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From this member’s press releases
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2 excerpts
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJuly 3, 2025
WESTERMAN APPLAUDS FINAL PASSAGE OF THE ONE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL
“Today, the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, sending the final version of the reconciliation package to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statement:”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMay 22, 2025
WESTERMAN VOTES TO PUT AMERICANS FIRST IN ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL
“Today, the House of Representatives passed the historic "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statement:”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 3 spending items this member requested, $27,234,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texarkana Airport Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Texarkana Regional Airport Taxiway-Taxilane Construction Rehabilitation (TXK)Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | AR | $11,000,000 |
| AR | Public Law 119-75 | Highway 82 Railroad OverpassDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | AR | $7,000,000 |
| State of Arkansas | Public Law 119-75 | ACTI RemediationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | AR | $9,234,000 |
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Reported stock trades
Confirmed from the official record2 reports saved. 2 typed reports: rows Not checked yet.
- Report 20030332, filed May 12, 2025 · Typed report, rows not read yet · The Clerk's file
Our copy saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint 795e056b4b8b289e - Report 20030146, filed April 16, 2025 · Typed report, rows not read yet · The Clerk's file
Our copy saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint 13111be30a6f6776
Source: Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the Clerk of the House. The Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 was saved October 8, 2026.
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