![Photo of Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR4]](/data/photos/412610-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Westerman.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Westerman has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Westerman is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Bruce Westerman sits on the following committees:
- House Committee on the Budget
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House Committee on Natural Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Federal Lands
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House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
- Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Enacted Legislation
Westerman was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if about one third or more of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Westerman sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (38%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (38%) Government Operations and Politics (25%)
Recent Bills
Some of Westerman’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2936: Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017
- H.J.Res. 82: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, ...
- H.R. 6294 (114th): Geospatial Data Act of 2016
- H.R. 3931 (114th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at ...
- H.R. 3609 (114th): To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify requirements ...
- H.R. 2647 (114th): Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016
- H.R. 2565 (114th): Prioritizing American Road and Jobs Act of 2015
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Westerman’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Nay |
H.R. 5602: To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to include all funds when issuing certain geographic targeting orders, and for ...
Jul 11, 2016. Passed 356/47.
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| No |
H.R. 6: 21st Century Cures Act
Jul 10, 2015. Passed 344/77.
The 21st Century Cures Act is a bipartisan bill that would reform the current standards and appropriations for biomedical research, provide $1.75 billion annually for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and $110 million for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This funding would end ... |
| Aye |
H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208.
This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88.
The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ... |
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Jul 2017, Westerman missed 5 of 1,738 roll call votes, which is 0.3%. This is better than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills