Press Releases

On the heels of a bicameral letter urging U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen to get International Monetary Fund (IMF) countries to block Russian access to further IMF financing, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today introduced the Russia and Belarus Special Drawing Right (SDR) Exchange Prohibition Act as part of a package of bills House Financial Services Committee Republicans introduced today to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today issued the following statement after President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address: “On the 405th day of his presidency, Joe Biden came to Congress to convince us that the state of our union is strong – I was not convinced. Like many central Arkansans, I listened closely to President Biden’s speech looking for inspiration and solutions… Read more »

The members of the Congressional Oversight Commission have published their twenty-second report. It is available for review HERE. The Commission's twenty-one 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 »

U.S. Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined Member of Parliament for Gillingham & Rainham, Rehman Chishti in an opinion piece featured in The Times Redbox urging the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to review its rules regarding allocations of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). Last year, the IMF issued $650 billion worth of SDRs, with Russia receiving a staggering $17.5 billion. Some have… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), along with 39 other members of the House and Senate, today sent a letter urging U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to get International Monetary Fund member countries to not facilitate any exchange of Russia’s Special Drawing Rights (SDRS). The full text of the letter is available HERE and below: We write today to urge the… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-09) recently introduced the bipartisan, H.R. 6775 Protecting American Business from Foreign Adversaries Act. This legislation will protect American business and security interests by requiring foreign business entities to assign and register an agent with the Department of Commerce as a prerequisite to doing business in the United… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today issued the following statement regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “I strongly condemn the hostile actions taken over the last few hours by Vladimir Putin.  Make no mistake, his step is definitive and makes clear his desire to reorient the world order, however Putin’s folly will not go unanswered by the international community. My prayers are for… Read more »

On Thursday, February 24, 2022, from 10am-11am CT, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) will hold a press conference to unveil the portrait of Scipio Jones at the Scipio Jones Post Office at 1700 Main Street in Little Rock.    Rep. Hill will be joined by John Gill; Nate Coulter, Executive Director, Central Arkansas Library System; Colin Thompson, Art Administrator, Central Arkansas Library… Read more »

“For nearly two decades, Putin has routinely defied international law. He has engaged in a mass-murder partnership with the Assad regime in Syria, had civilians murdered in broad daylight in the UK, and invaded sovereign nations as desired. Yet, he has paid no price. “In fact, President Biden’s permissive posture — at the helm of the Senate Foreign Relation Committee, as the second… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02), along with Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) and Rep. Roger Williams (TX-25), introduced H.R. 6732, the Small LENDER Act, to protect small banks and lenders from costly and excessive compliance standards. H.R. 6732 was introduced as part of a three-bill package with Reps. Luetkemeyer and Williams. “Access to capital for small businesses is the lifeblood of our… Read more »