Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02), introduced the Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act, which provides a safe harbor for financial institutions that maintain a customer account at the request of a federal or state law enforcement agency. Rep. Hill, the Majority Whip of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement: “As a former… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released a statement after President Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action: “Since I was elected to Congress, I objected to the final agreement of the Iran nuclear deal due to its significant flaws in the Iranian development limits, weak verification, lack of ballistic missile limits, and upfront… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released a statement on Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution Disapproving of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Indirect Auto Financing Guidance: “Today, my colleagues and I joined the Senate and sent a clear message of disapproval of yet another burdensome rule issued by the CFPB under the direction of then-Director… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR02) introduced the Flatside Wilderness Enhancement Act to preserve wilderness areas for future generations in the State of Arkansas under the Wilderness Act of 1964 as amended by the federal Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984. Hill’s legislation will add more than 600 acres of existing National Forest lands next to Forked Mountain into the National… Read more »

Little Rock, Arkansas – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announced the winners of Arkansas’s Second Congressional District at the Congressional Art Competition Reception on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. This year, Rep. Hill’s office received 86 submissions from high school students in central Arkansas, and these works were showcased during a reception at the Historic Art Museum. The… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR02) issued the following statement after the House passed, by a vote of 393-13, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act: Rep. Hill said, “This five-year FAA reauthorization bill provides long-term stability in our aviation industry, puts passenger safety first, and makes important investments in our airports here in… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Representative French Hill (R-AR) introduced the Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act, which is designed to fight the opioid epidemic by strengthening penalties for fentanyl distribution and trafficking and providing additional screening resources for the United States Postal Service. “Across Arkansas, tearful families have told me their stories about how the opioid crisis… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. French Hill released the following statement on Tax Day: “Traveling around central Arkansas, I have been told over and over again about the real change that Arkansans and Americans are already seeing because of the House’s historic tax reform bill that passed last year.  Between lower utility rates, a doubled child tax credit to help families, and increased… Read more »

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Chamber awarded Congressman French Hill (AR-02) the “Spirit of Enterprise” award, which is given to Members of Congress that display a commitment for pro-business issues during their tenure. Rep. Hill has won this award for the past three years. This is the 30th year that the U.S. Chamber has formally honored the accomplishments of this select group of members of… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the House passed his bill, the Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act of 2018, by a bipartisan vote of 300-104: “As a former Arkansas community banker, I dealt with countless regulatory inconsistencies across federal banking agencies. The Volcker Rule has been one of the most indecipherable with its 930… Read more »