Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), and the Chairman of the Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee, French Hill (AR-02), issued the following statement after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced approval of several pending spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF)… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Rep. French Hill (R-AR) today released the following statement after Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) announced his retirement from Congress:   “It has been my pleasure to serve alongside Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer in the U.S. Congress for the past nine years. The House has greatly benefited from his three decades of robust expertise in banking and insurance… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (R-AR) and Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) introduced the Iran SDR Exchange Prohibition Act, which prohibits any new allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) going to Iran. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.   “SDR allocations are a giveaway to rogue nations around the world,… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Rep. French Hill (R-AR) and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Hostage Task Force, had their bill, the Supporting Americans Wrongfully or Unlawfully Detained Abroad Act, signed into law through the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).   “I am pleased that my bill with Rep. Stevens was signed into law through the 2024… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) announced Freddy Giron from Bryant High School as the winner of the 2023 Congressional App Challenge for Arkansas’s Second Congressional District.   "Every year, I look forward to seeing the creativity of the students from central Arkansas through the Congressional App Challenge. I thank all who participated this year for their… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after the House passed the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes important provisions for military bases throughout Arkansas:   “Ensuring we have a strong national defense is one of my top priorities in Congress. Today, I was proud to stand on behalf of our brave men and… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (R-AR) and Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today sent a letter to House and Senate Leadership that details their concerns with President Biden’s $106 billion supplemental request.   Together, Rep. Hill and Sen. Hagerty outlined why the President’s supplemental request is too broad and goes beyond what the supplemental request intended to address,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (R-AR) and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Task Force on American Hostages and Americans Wrongfully Detained Abroad, today introduced the Supporting Americans Wrongfully or Unlawfully Detained Abroad Act, which would financially help the families of wrongfully detained Americans with travel and lodging costs to advocate for… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced he is retiring from the U.S. House of Representatives after serving nearly two decades in Congress:   “It has been an honor to serve alongside Kevin McCarthy for the past nine years. Speaker McCarthy’s legacy will be one of courage,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) announced he will not seek re-election after serving nearly two decades in the U.S. House of Representatives:   “It has been my honor to serve alongside Congressman Patrick McHenry for the past nine years, and I congratulate him on his nearly twenty years… Read more »