Press Releases

In an op-ed in the Washington Examiner, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) recounted his recent trip to the southwest border, his second trip under President Biden and eighth overall. The full op-ed can be read below. Biden's border inaction is irresponsible and deadly by Rep. French Hill The Washington Examiner In the 497 days since President Joe Biden was sworn into office, his… Read more »

Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02), along with Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) announced the Little Rock Port Authority (LRPA) as the recipient of a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), totaling over $5.5 million. The funding was made available through a discretionary grant program as part of the department's FY2021 budget, which the lawmakers all voted… Read more »

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

Yesterday, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined the New Lines Institute for a virtual discussion on the U.S. strategy on captagon titled, “The Captagon Trade Conference.” Selected excerpts of Rep. Hill’s remarks below: “Narcotic production and trafficking in Syria and its neighbors has become more expansive and widespread. The current epicenter of this drug trade is in territory controlled… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) yesterday introduced H.R 7799, the Public Servant Protection Act, companion legislation to Senator Tom Cotton’s (R-AR) bill introduced in the Senate last week. “Republican or Democrat, public officials and their families should not be subject to threats of violence or angry protests outside their private place of residence because of policy… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today advanced a bill including language from Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Rep. Debbie Dingell’s (MI-12), H.R. 7681, the Preventing Overdoses and Saving Lives Act 2.0. Language from H.R. 7681 was included as part of a broader package passed by the committee, the Restoring Hope and Mental Health and Well-Being Act.   “A… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Rep. Brad Sherman (CA-30) recently introduced H.R. 7704, the Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act, to proactively deter further Chinese aggression against Taiwan: “Russia’s brutal and illegal invasion of Ukraine should serve as a wakeup call to the world. As members of Congress, we should do everything in our power now to send a message that similar behavior will… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7691, the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act: “America will always have the back of our allies. Period. By helping Ukrainians beat back a tyrannical Russia, American aid demonstrates to our allies around the world and the Ukrainian people that we will not tolerate one… Read more »

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 »