# Bruce Westerman

Bruce Westerman is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Arkansas’s 4th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Arkansas’s 4th district
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: W000821
- FEC candidate IDs: H4AR04048

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000821 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0.1% of Westerman’s statements contain a personal attack, in the bottom quarter of House Republicans (average 2.1%).

## What Westerman says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,303 classified statements: 737 Congressional Record speeches, 450 posts on X, 79 newsletters, 37 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Westerman | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.1% | 2.1% | 198 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 16.8% | 15.1% | 73 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 57.9% | 67.7% | 188 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 13.8% | 8.9% | 43 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 29.0% | 37.4% | 173 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 3.0% | 173 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Public Lands and Natural Resources 47% (House Republicans 4.0%); Government Operations and Politics 23% (House Republicans 19%); Environmental Protection 20% (House Republicans 4.3%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Republicans 24%); Energy 17% (House Republicans 8.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.01 (standard error 0.01), from 2,119 donors and 6,332 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 97.4% (97.1%). 15 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 103. 21.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 59 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10906: To strengthen American wood, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10906
- H.Res. 1623: Expressing support for the recognition of October 2026, as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month". (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1623
- H.R. 10136: Crossett Experimental Forest Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10136
- H.R. 9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250 (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9250
- H.R. 8840: Fair Care Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8840
- H.Res. 1173: Expressing support for the designation of April 2026 as "Second Chance Month". (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1173
- H.R. 7081: Sara’s Law and the Preventing Unfair Sentencing Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7081
- H.Res. 821: Expressing support for the recognition of October 2025 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month". (in committee, 2025-10-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/821
- H.R. 4776: SPEED Act (passed one chamber, 2025-12-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4776
- H.Res. 289: Expressing support for the designation of April 2025 as "Second Chance Month". (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/289

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.0M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 4.0% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 44% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWesterman/status/2112208912011178430
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWesterman/status/2109683758882341144
- 2026-09-28 · Press release · Westerman Cosponsors the Introduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Support Veterans' Right to Build Their Own Homes · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/westerman-cosponsors-introduction-bipartisan-legislation-support
- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWesterman/status/2099604203844809097
- 2026-09-14 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-14
- 2026-09-14 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-14
- 2026-09-14 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-14
- 2026-09-14 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-14
- 2026-09-14 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-14
- 2026-09-14 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-14

## Links

- Official site: https://westerman.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepWesterman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepWesterman
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000821

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/W000821