LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – On Thursday, May 11, 2017, at 6:00 PM CT, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) will host a reception for the 2017 Educational Award Program (EAP) winners. The event will take place at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock. The EAP was instituted in 2015 by Congressman Hill to recognize one senior and one junior from each high school in the Second Congressional District as… Read more »
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The following event on Congressman French Hill’s (AR-02) schedule for Monday, May 8, 2017, is open to the press:
Congressional Art Competition Reception
6:00 PM CT
Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 E 3rd St, Little Rock, AR 72201
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Today, the House passed H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act, a first step in fixing the current health care law. H.R. 1628 would repeal both the individual and employer mandates prescribed by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while ensuring the federal government provides necessary protections and funding for lower-income Americans and providing coverage for those with pre-existing… Read more »
Today, the House Financial Services Committee passed the Financial CHOICE Act after three days and approximately 28 hours of bill mark-up and consideration of amendments. The bill would replace Dodd-Frank with a “right-sized” set of regulations that would hold Wall Street accountable while giving smaller financial institutions a level playing field where they can better… Read more »
Educational Award Program (EAP) Ceremony at LISA Academy North
1:45 PM CT
5410 Landers Rd, North Little Rock, AR 72117
Purple Heart Ceremony for Timothy Armstrong (see attachment for more details)
3:00 PM CT
Old Supreme Court Chamber, State Capitol
Note: The EAP was instituted in 2015 by Congressman Hill to recognize those students who have shown strong commitment to high academic… Read more »
Today, the House passed H.R. 244, the Consolidated Appropriations Act to complete the government’s funding through the end of Fiscal Year 2017. The bill provides a $21 billion increase in funding for defense and breaks from the Obama-era position that any additional defense spending should be met with an equal amount of additional domestic spending. Per the president’s… Read more »
Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announced that Senior Counsel and Advisor Holli Heiles has left his office to join the House Financial Services Committee as Counsel for its Subcommittee on Capital Markets.
Heiles, a native of Star City, Arkansas, and a graduate of the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) and the University of Arkansas School of Law, has worked for Hill since he… Read more »
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announced that Acting District Director and Senior District Representative Anushree Jumde has been promoted to District Director. Jumde is a Conway native who received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Central Arkansas and a Master of Public Service and Administration from the Texas A&M University Bush School… Read more »
Today, the House passed H.R. 910, the Fair Access to Investment Research Act, by a vote of 405-2. H.R. 910 was introduced by Congressman French Hill (AR-02) and Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) in February. The bill would address anomalies in securities laws and regulations that discourage broker-dealers from publishing research on exchange traded funds (ETFs) by directing the Securities… Read more »
Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling introduced the Financial CHOICE Act:
“The Financial CHOICE Act will lead to a healthier, safer, and stronger banking industry by ending the one-size-fits-all regulatory approach of Dodd-Frank that is systematically crippling the ability of… Read more »
