Tenure: 112th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2011–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Cosponsor of the Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking (FIGHT) Act, H.R. 3946, to strengthen federal enforcement against animal fighting and related criminal activity. ❌ Voted “Nay” on the Van Drew–Titus Amendment (Recorded Vote No. 98-pg. 46) to H.R. 8870 (Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Vote), … Read more
Tenure: 114th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2015–Present Rep. French Hill has not made animal protection a central focus of his congressional career, but neither has he developed the consistently negative record seen among some of the House’s most aggressive opponents of animal welfare legislation. Instead, his record reflects a traditional business- and agriculture-oriented Republican approach that occasionally … Read more
Tenure: 112th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2011–Present Rep. Steve Womack has not been a prominent figure in animal welfare debates during his time in Congress, but when major animal protection issues have reached the House floor, his record has largely aligned with agricultural industry interests rather than animal welfare priorities. Unlike lawmakers who have built reputations around … Read more
Tenure: 114th–119th Congresses (House service: 113th Congress)Years of Service: 2015–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ❌ Voted “Nay” on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 69 (Senate Roll Call Vote 597), a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act to bring the measure before the Senate for consideration to overturn the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s … Read more
Tenure: 112th–119th Congresses (House service: 107th–111th Congresses)Years of Service: 2011–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ❌ Voted “Nay” on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 69 (Senate Roll Call Vote 597), a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act to bring the measure before the Senate for consideration to overturn the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Barred … Read more
Tenure: 114th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2015–Present Rep. Bruce Westerman, an Arkansan with a master’s degree in forestry from the Yale School of the Environment, has become one of the most influential congressional opponents of federal wildlife protections. As chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, he has played a central role in advancing legislation that … Read more