Press Releases

The House Foreign Affairs Committee today advanced Rep. French Hill’s (AR-02) H.R. 6265, Countering Assad’s Proliferation Trafficking and Garnering of Narcotics (CAPTAGON) Act. H.R. 6265 requires the federal government to develop an interagency strategy to disrupt and dismantle narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated networks linked to the Bashar al-Assad regime in… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after voting against House Democrats’ assault weapons ban: “The Second Amendment is clear: ‘the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed upon,” and the Supreme Court has already declared it unconstitutional to restrict access to firearms in ‘common use,’ which is what the Democrats’ bill would do. I abhor… Read more »

The members of the Congressional Oversight Commission have published their twenty-seventh report. It is available for review HERE. The Commission's twenty-six previous reports are also available for review at the Congressional Oversight Commission’s website HERE. The Congressional Oversight Commission is a five-person panel that was established by the CARES Act. The Commission… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, following the House passage of the partisan CHIPS bill, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement:   “By all accounts, semiconductor companies are highly profitable, growing rapidly, and able to actively compete with China without additional subsidies or new tax credits. We aided all American industries and our competitiveness when we… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Rep. French Hill (AR-02), joined by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Rep.  Brendan Boyle (PA-02), led a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting that the administration review if Syria meets the criteria of a “major illicit drug producing country” or “major drug-transit country” under the Foreign Assistance Act. “In addition to its gross… Read more »

Today, Reps. French Hill (R-AR) and Ted Deutch (D-FL), co-Chairs of the Congressional Task Force on American Hostages and Americans Wrongfully Detained Abroad, released the following statement regarding President Biden’s executive order, Bolstering Efforts to Bring Hostages and Wrongfully Detained United States Nationals Home:   “We are glad to see the Biden administration tackling… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 in the U.S. House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 329-101:   “The House-passed NDAA includes several provisions that will have a meaningful impact here in central Arkansas including a 4.6 percent pay increase… Read more »

Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss his bill, H.R. 7209, the Price Stability Act, and his efforts to end the Federal Reserve’s (the Fed’s) dual mandate and direct the Fed to focus solely on fighting inflation. To watch the interview, click HERE. Topline Quotes: “I think the priority for the central bank should be sound money and… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement today following the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe: “Prime Minister Abe was a statesman in every sense of the word as evidenced by his dedication to revitalizing Japan and transforming Japan’s role on the world stage. In 2019, I had the pleasure of meeting Prime Minster Abe, and I thanked him for his firm… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02), Ranking Member of the Housing, Community Development, and Insurance Subcommittee on the House Financial Services Committee, and nine other Republican committee members, sent a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Sandra Thompson urging oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac activities. In the letter, the 10 House Financial Services… Read more »