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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (AR-02), Vice-Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and Chairman of the Digital Assets Subcommittee, today released the following statement after multiple FinTech bills passed out of the House Financial Services Committee. “I am pleased to see several of our Digital Assets Subcommittee members join me in leading strong FinTech bills that passed out ... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. French Hill’s (R-AR) bill with Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA), H.R. 6245, the Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act, passed the House Floor with a bipartisan vote of 419-4. Rep. Hill said, “Iran’s attacks on Israel are the latest example of their terror that continues to plague the world. The Iranian regime is the top sponsor of terrorism who enables terrorist groups like... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. French Hill’s (AR-02) bill, H.R. 4681, the Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act, passed the House Floor with a bipartisan vote of 410-13. This legislation would issue new, direct sanctions against the perpetrators who illicitly produce and traffic captagon. “Iran is the primary financer of Hamas and Hezbollah which further fuels their terror partnership with ... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISA). “We could not let Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) expire. This critical national security tool allows the United States to monitor communications of our adversaries outside of the United Stat... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan addressed Congress. "I was honored to welcome Prime Minister Kishida to the House Floor today as a part of the Escort Committee for his joint address to Congress. The United States and Japan have maintained a strong alliance for decades through shared economic, security, a... Read More »

Hill: Japan prime minister provides “outstanding” address on U.S. relationship by Alex Thomas Arkansas Democrat-Gazette April 11, 2024 WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., lauded Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida following the latter's address before Congress on Thursday, in which the prime minister emphasized the importance of the United States-Japan relationship and Japan's role in i... Read More »

Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined Face the Nation on CBS to discuss the importance of passing supplemental aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, as well as his REPO legislation that would take Russian sovereign assets and convert them to aid for Ukraine. To watch the full interview, click HERE. MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to get to some of the things that are coming up potentially for vote and fo... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (AR-02) named the Department of Education (ED) as the latest recipient of his Golden Fleece Award for poor implementation of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the upcoming 2024-2025 academic year. Rep. Hill said, “The Department of Education has utterly failed in their rollout of the new simplified FAFSA ahead of the 2024-2025 school y... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after the House passed the remaining six appropriations bills and finished FY2024 appropriations. “Two weeks ago, House Republicans locked in the first overall cut to non-defense spending in almost a decade, keeping the first group of appropriations bills in line with the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) – saving har... Read More »

Hill notes experience as attribute in pursuit of Financial Services Committee chairman bid by Alex Thomas Arkansas Democrat-Gazette March 21, 2024 WASHINGTON -- Before U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., entered Congress in January 2015, he had developed a resume with experiences in banking and economic policy. From being part of President George H.W. Bush's White House to leading Delta Trust & Bank, t... Read More »

Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined Squawk Box to discuss the SEC's poorly crafted climate rule. To watch the full interview, click HERE. Topline Quotes: “Chair Gensler has just demonstrated how the committee has not been true to its mission of orderly markets liquidity and capital formation. They've got 61 rulemaking proposals that a lot of them don't have the bipartisan support in Congress.” ... Read More »

Here's how US, allies make Putin pay for war of aggression against Ukraine by Rep. French Hill, former Speaker Newt Gingrich Fox News March 20, 2024 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s effort to conquer Ukraine is a clear violation of the international order, which was established with the founding of the United Nations in 1945. The brutality and viciousness of the Russian attack constitute massive... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today announced that Chloe Cotabish has joined his staff in Washington, D.C. in the role of Staff Assistant. Chloe is an Arkansas native who was born and raised in Conway. She is a graduate student at American University, pursuing a Master of Arts in U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security. She previously studied at Doshisha University in Japan for her... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (R-AR) and Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), alongside Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Taiwan and America Space Assistance Act of 2024 – otherwise known as the TASA Act – to help address current gaps in our nation’s ability to further cooperate with and support Taiwan’s efforts in space. “With ... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which would protect central Arkansans and Americans from national security risks posed by applications owned by our foreign adversaries. “This is not about targeting TikTok – my vote today was about protect... Read More »