Press Releases

U.S. Senator John Boozman and Congressman French Hill (AR-02), introduced companion legislation today to name the Perryville Post Office in honor of Sergeant Harold George Bennett, a Perryville native. Sgt. Bennett spent 179 days as a POW during the Vietnam War and his captors executed him on June 25, 1965. Today marks the 50th anniversary of his death. “Sgt. Bennett was a true… Read more »

Today, following the Supreme Court’s decision on King v. Burwell, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the below statement... Read more »

Today, the House passed H.R. 160, the Protect Medical Innovation Act, which repeals Obamacare’s 2.3 percent excise tax on the manufacturer, producer, or importer of covered medical devices, by a vote of 280-140... Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives again voted to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Following passage of TPA, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the below statement.... Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) wrote a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert A. McDonald... Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Since 1974, Congress has used TPA to establish a process for negotiating and considering trade agreements... Read more »

U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman—today announced that 11 Arkansas airports have been awarded more than $6.5 million from the Department of Transportation to support facility upgrades and expansions... Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2353, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, by a vote of 387-35... Read more »

This week, the House Committee on Financial Services will meet to markup H.R. 2356, the Fair Access to Investment Research Act, a bill introduced last week by Congressman French Hill (AR-02) and Congressman John Carney (DE-At Large). H.R. 2536 would direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide a safe harbor for research reports that cover Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) so… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), by a bipartisan vote of 269-151. This year’s NDAA will provide the resources to continue our mission to defeat ISIL and other terrorist groups, as well as improve pay and benefits for troops and their families. Also passed in this year’s NDAA was an amendment offered by… Read more »