Press Releases

Today, the House passed H.R. 4974, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017. H.R. 4974 contained a provision that prohibits funding solar panel projects under the Green Management Program. Congressman French Hill (AR-02) spoke on the House Floor Wednesday night in support of this provision. Last year, Congressman Hill and Senator John… Read more »

Today, the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2017 by a bipartisan vote of 277-147. The NDAA will provide $610.5 billion total in funding for national defense priorities, with $566.5 billion in base funding, and an additional $35.7 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations... Read more »

Today, after the Department of Labor finalized its overtime rule, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement: “The Obama Administration’s decision to move forward with this rule ignores the more than 250,000 comments submitted to the agency that outline the costly impacts of this overly-burdensome regulation on our nation’s small businesses,… Read more »

Addressing more than 250 attendees Monday during the American Land Title Association (ALTA) 2016 Federal Conference & Lobby Day in Washington, D.C., Congressman French Hill (AR-02) stressed that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) should provide additional formal guidance to help industry comply with the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID), or the Know Before You… Read more »

At 11:00 AM CT, on Sunday, May 15, 2016, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) will attend IndiaFest 2016 at the River Market Pavilion in Little Rock... Read more »

This week, the House of Representatives passed eighteen bills to address the rash of opioid addictions plaguing communities throughout America. There are an estimated 6.5 million prescription drug abusers, with 44 dying every day as a result of prescription painkiller overdoses... Read more »

After a federal district judge ruled in House v. Burwell that the administration unlawfully funded portions of Obamacare, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement... Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) spent this week visiting local small businesses throughout the Second Congressional District as part of Small Business Week.... Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announced this week that J.R. Landers of Vilonia High School was this year’s winner of the Congressional Art Competition for the Second Congressional District. “We had over one hundred submissions from across the entire district. Seeing the talents of so many young students in central Arkansas is inspiring, and I encourage all of them to… Read more »

This week, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) will be traveling to local high schools to present students with Educational Achievement Awards... Read more »