Contact
202-225-3772
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Priority Bill Status
Ukraine Voting Record
Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022
Emergency supplemental appropriations providing $61B in Ukraine assistance
National Defense Authorization Act with Ukraine security assistance provisions
About
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Elected: 2015 (6th term)
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Background: Forester and civil engineer by training; chairs the House Natural Resources Committee; Yale educated policy figure.
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District: District 4, Southwest Arkansas including Hot Springs, Texarkana, and the timber country of the Ouachita region.
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District partisan lean (Cook PVI): R+39
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2024 House result: Bruce Westerman (REP) 72.9% vs Risie Howard (DEM) 27.1%, margin +45.8 pp
Background and record
Background. Former Arkansas state representative and former engineer. He represents southwestern Arkansas including Hot Springs and Texarkana.
Role in Congress. Bruce Westerman is a Yale trained forester (only Yale trained forester in Congress, MS in forestry from Yale School of Forestry) and chair of House Natural Resources.
Position on Ukraine. Westerman has voted consistently for Ukraine aid and sanctions, framing the Russia Ukraine war through the lens of US energy and critical mineral independence from Russian and Chinese supply chains. As Natural Resources chair, he has direct jurisdiction over US domestic critical minerals policy that displaces Russian and Chinese dominance in titanium, rare earths, uranium, and other materials essential to defense systems.
Strategic Read. Frame asks in terms of Natural Resources Committee chair jurisdiction over US critical minerals strategy reducing Russian and Chinese supply chain leverage, his Yale forestry credentials on resource policy expertise, his consistent pro-sanctions Ukraine voting record, and Arkansas timber and energy industries' interest in displacing Russian commodities from global markets.
Ukraine Record
- Voting record on Ukraine bills: 87.5% pro-Ukraine (35 pro, 5 anti, on 40 clean votes)
- Has voted for Ukraine aid in recent bills.
- Generally pragmatic on energy and resource policy linked to cutting ties with Russia.
Advocacy Playbook
- The Ask: Use his Natural Resources chair role to advance the LNG Potential Act (H.R. 1949), expanding U.S. natural gas exports to reduce Europe's Russian energy dependence, and sign onto the REPO Act (S. 2918 / H.R. 5835).
- Why It Works: American energy replacing Russian gas in European markets. Critical minerals independence from Russia. Timber and rural industry parallels with Ukraine's economic sovereignty.
- Local Connection: Arkansas timber and energy workers. Rural producer networks.
- Avoid: Pure humanitarian framing. Lead with energy and resources. --- ## American Samoa (AS)
Without this bill, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who fled the war and built lives in the U.S. face deportation back to an active war zone. This is the single most urgent protection for Ukrainians in America.
More Details →Capitol Switchboard
202-224-3121
Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME], a constituent from [YOUR CITY/ZIP]. I'm calling to urge Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] to cosponsor H.R. 3104, the Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2025. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled Russia's invasion and are now living in the U.S. on temporary status. They cannot safely return to an active war zone. H.R. 3104 gives them a path to permanent residency. It's bipartisan, it's targeted, and it's the right thing to do. Will Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] cosponsor H.R. 3104? Thank you.
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