WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate passed Rep. Hill’s H.R. 6899, the Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act of 2022, yesterday by unanimous consent. This legislation will prohibit the Treasury Secretary from exchanging dollars for International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Right (SDR) assets held by Russia or Belarus. Further, the bill would require the Secretary of… Read more »
Rep. French Hill (AR-02) introduced H.R.8918, the Federal Reserve Loss Transparency Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) has introduced a similar bill, S. 4889, in the U.S. Senate.
“This legislation is about restoring transparency and good governance at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Reserve (the Fed).… Read more »
Reps. French Hill (AR-02) and Ted Deutch (FL-22), co-chairs of the Congressional Task Force on American Hostages and Americans Wrongfully Detained Abroad, released the following statement regarding the release of Mark Frerichs by the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
“We are thrilled that Mark Frerichs has been released after 31 months of captivity by the Taliban and will be… Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives passed Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Rep. Brendan Boyle’s (PA-02) bipartisan bill, H.R. 6265, the Countering Assad’s Proliferation Trafficking and Garnering of Narcotics (CAPTAGON) Act.
Rep. Hill’s bill requires the federal government to develop an interagency strategy to disrupt and dismantle narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated… Read more »
Rep. French Hill (AR-02), Ranking Member of the Housing, Community Development, and Insurance Subcommittee on the House Financial Services Committee, and House Financial Services Committee Republican Leader Patrick McHenry (NC-10) sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) requesting H.R. 8036, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Extension Act of 2022, be brought to the… Read more »
Little Rock, AR – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement today, following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II:
“I am saddened to learn about the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned over the United Kingdom and her territories for over 70 years. The Queen worked diligently to advocate on behalf of the United Kingdom on the international stage and serve the English… Read more »
The members of the Congressional Oversight Commission have published their twenty-eighth report. It is available for review HERE.
The Commission's twenty-seven 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… Read more »
LITTLE ROCK, AR – On Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at 8:00 AM CT, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) will be speaking at the 2022 VenCent FinTech Summit opening ceremony.
Rep. Hill will be joined by Wayne Miller, Executive Director of the Venture Center, and James Hendren, Co-Founder and Board Member of the Venture Center, during the Wednesday morning’s opening ceremony.
Rep. Hill… Read more »
Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after voting against Democrats’ latest tax-and-spending spree, the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act.”
“Arkansans face 40-year highs in inflation and are struggling to put food on the table, fill up their gas tanks, and cool their homes because of the Biden Administration’s economic illiteracy. And Democrats’ solution? Doubling… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. French Hill (AR-02), joined by Arkansas Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, and Reps. Rick Crawford (AR-01), Steve Womack (AR-03), and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) sent a letter to Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough regarding the staffing shortages at VA facilities in Arkansas.
“Time and time again, we hear from Veterans across the state… Read more »
