Press Releases

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1090, the Retail Investor Protection Act, a bill that would halt the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed fiduciary rule and require it to defer to the expertise of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)... Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement after President Barack Obama vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2016... Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 702, to adapt to changing crude oil market conditions, by a bipartisan vote of 261-159. After passage of the bill, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement: “The ban on crude oil exports in this country is outdated and provides no benefit to America or our allies throughout the world, and I am proud of… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3192, the Homebuyers Assistance Act, sponsored by Congressman French Hill (AR-2), by a bipartisan vote of 303-121. H.R. 3192 would provide a formal hold-harmless period for those making a good faith effort to comply with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-2) made the following statement on the day of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule implementation: “I am encouraged that the CFPB and other financial regulators have acknowledged the need for some leniency for good-faith efforts to comply with an extremely complex rule. This acknowledgment… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representative passed the Conference Report for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016: “Maintaining the strongest military force in the world is a top priority of this Congress. Today, I was proud to join my colleagues in authorizing continued funding of our… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement after Speaker of the House John Boehner announced his intention to retire from Congress at the end of October... Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) attended Pope Francis’s address to the Joint Meeting of Congress in Washington D.C. Congressman Hill was accompanied by Msgr. Lawrence Frederick, a priest and teacher from the Congressman’s alma mater, Catholic High School for Boys in Little Rock. Father Frederick has been teaching at Catholic High for over 50 years. After the Pope’s address to Congress, Congressman Hill released the following statement... Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement after returning from a Congressional Delegation visit to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (GTMO): “My visit today to the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay Cuba was enlightening and confirmed the continued need to hold dangerous agents of terrorism at this facility. During the visit, I assessed… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, which would immediately cut off federal funding to Planned Parenthood while Congress conducts its investigation into the organization... Read more »