Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Since 1974, Congress has used TPA to establish a process for negotiating and considering trade agreements...
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U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman—today announced that 11 Arkansas airports have been awarded more than $6.5 million from the Department of Transportation to support facility upgrades and expansions...
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This week, the House Committee on Financial Services will meet to markup H.R. 2356, the Fair Access to Investment Research Act, a bill introduced last week by Congressman French Hill (AR-02) and Congressman John Carney (DE-At Large). H.R. 2536 would direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide a safe harbor for research reports that cover Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) so that the reports would not be considered “offers” under the Securities Act of 1933. Over the past three decad...
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), by a bipartisan vote of 269-151. This year’s NDAA will provide the resources to continue our mission to defeat ISIL and other terrorist groups, as well as improve pay and benefits for troops and their families. Also passed in this year’s NDAA was an amendment offered by Congressman French Hill (AR-2) that would require the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to conduct a business case analysis of its decision to mai...
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The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General (VAOIG) notified U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and Congressman French Hill (AR-02) that it will add the Little Rock Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) to its national project on VA’s Green Management Program Solar Panel Projects after the lawmakers detailed problems with the facility’s renewable energy program. “VA is working to reestablish its trust with veterans and taxpayers. However, the misuse of taxpayer dollars we ...
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2048, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act of 2015...
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Conference Report to S. Con. Res.11, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2016 and Setting forth Appropriate Budgetary Levels for Fiscal Years 2017 through 2025, by a vote of 226-197...
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Yesterday, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) announced the three winners for this year’s Congressional Art Competition for Arkansas’s Second Congressional District. The winners are as follows...
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