Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Rep. French Hill’s (AR-02), H.R. 6899, the Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act of 2022, in a bipartisan vote of 417-02 Rep. Hill’s legislation would prohibit the Treasury Secretary from exchanging dollars for International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Right (SDR) assets held by Russia or Belarus and would… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) announced the winner of the Second Congressional District’s 2022 Congressional Art Competition! 60 students from central Arkansas submitted their work for this year’s competition. The winner of this year’s competition is Josie Atkinson with Midnight – Up Close and Personal. Josie is an 11th grade student at Greenbrier High School. The… Read more »

The members of the Congressional Oversight Commission have published their twenty-fourth report. It is available for review HERE. The Commission's twenty-three 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 is… Read more »

Ahead of the House's bipartisan 417-10 vote, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) spoke on the House Floor in support of S. 3522, the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act.   "In history, victory and defeat can come down to days and weeks, if not hours. There have been too may delays already in getting Ukraine the military equipment they need. That is why I am pleased to see that we are… 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 former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed's release from Russia: “We are thrilled that Trevor Reed has been released and will be reunited with his family. Russia’s wrongful detention of Americans… Read more »

Yesterday, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow Ken Weinstein for a virtual conversation titled “How Can the World Bank and IMF Assist Ukraine?” Over 30 years ago, President George H.W. Bush tasked Rep. Hill with leading the design of U.S. technical assistance to the emerging economies of Eastern and Central Europe in the areas of banking and securities… Read more »

In an op-ed in The Hill, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Rep. Byron Donalds (FL-19) outlined their concerns with inflation and encouraged Congress to reassess the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate and consider a single mandate focused on the issue of price stability to contain inflation. Rep. Hill and Rep. Donalds point to their legislation, H.R. 7209, the Price Stability Act, which… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7276, the Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act, by a bipartisan vote of 418-7. “The world is now witness to what the Ukrainians have been telling us since Russia’s illegal war on Ukraine began – that Russians are indiscriminately… Read more »

The members of the Congressional Oversight Commission have published their twenty-third report. It is available for review HERE. The Commission's twenty-two previous reports are also available for review at the Congressional Oversight Commission’s website HERE. The Commission reiterated in this month’s report its concerns regarding the Treasury’s process for certifying Yellow as… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02), Ranking Member of the Housing Community Development, and Insurance Subcommittee on the House Financial Services Committee, introduced the “Protecting Rural Renters Act” to prohibit the Treasury Department from taking Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) funds away from rural America and redirecting them to big cities. “Today, the Biden… Read more »