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Bruce Westerman

U.S. Representative · AR-4 · Republican · Chair, Natural Resources

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From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
0.77· expected 1.91

Below expectations

Rank 189 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 24 majority-party committee chairs

How far Westerman’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 9
  2. Action in committee 5
  3. Action beyond committee 4
  4. Passed chamber 1
  5. Became law 0

9 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 7 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Westerman’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Westerman.

Westerman in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured
100/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 3 missed of 674

Voted on 671 of 674 roll calls; missed 3. Higher than 85% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
97/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 139 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 469 votes that split the parties. Lower than 62% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
14/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 75% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
+0.54

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Westerman’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

5 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Westerman’s effectiveness score.

How we count words
  • H.R. 4776 SPEED ActLimits National Environmental Policy Act review scope and expedites federal environmental review processes. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · Passed a chamber Dec 18, 2025Substantive4.2k words Passed a chamber
  • H.R. 10136 Crossett Experimental Forest Act of 2026Modifies management and use of the Crossett Experimental Forest. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Out of committee Oct 29, 2026Substantive613 words Out of committee
  • H.R. 9250 Great American Outdoors Act 250Reauthorizes and modifies federal funding for outdoor recreation and land conservation programs. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Out of committee Jun 24, 2026Substantive5k words Out of committee
  • H.R. 1897 ESA Amendments Act of 2025Reauthorizes the Endangered Species Act through 2031 and narrows species protections. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · Out of committee Apr 20, 2026Substantive10k words Out of committee
  • H.R. 471 Fix Our Forests ActEstablishes forest management requirements on federal lands to reduce wildfire threats and expedite project reviews. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · In committee Mar 6, 2025SubstantiveText pending In committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.