Minority veterans of World War I to be considered for Medals of Honor
12/13/2019
Stars and Stripes
WASHINGTON — Minority World War I veterans whose actions during the war were overlooked because of their race or religion could have their service records reviewed to determine whether some of them deserve the Medal of Honor.
The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, if it is… Read more »
'Widow's tax' provision in bill OK'd by House
12/12/2019
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
WASHINGTON -- The National Defense Authorization Act, which passed in the House of Representatives 377-48 Wednesday, contains good news for thousands of military widows in Arkansas and across the country.
The bill gradually repeals a longstanding federal law that had prevented tens of thousands of… Read more »
Rep. Hill: “Speaker Pelosi’s Drug Plan Puts Politics Over People”
12/12/2019
KARK4
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Congressmen French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 3, the Pelosi drug pricing plan:
“Once again, Speaker Pelosi decided to put politics over people when she brought her partisan drug plan to the floor knowing that it has no chance of… Read more »
Rep. Hill celebrates Passage of Bill to Permanently Fund Arkansas’s HBCUs
12/10/2019
KARK
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, the House of Representatives passed a Senate amended version of H.R. 5363, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act by a vote of 319-96 with Congressman French Hill’s (AR-02) support. This bipartisan legislation would… Read more »
Scott-sponsored bill would update wildlife restoration act
12/9/2019
The Albany Herald
WASHINGTON – Congressman Austin Scott, R-Ga., House Co-Chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, released the following statement upon the House Committee on Natural Resources favorably passing his bipartisan legislation to modernize the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act:
“As… Read more »
POLITICO Playbook: Pelosi to deliver impeachment update at 9 a.m.
12/5/2019
POLITICO
NEWS … Speaker NANCY PELOSI will speak at 9 a.m. to deliver an update on the “status of the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry.” Pelosi will speak in the Speaker’s Balcony Hallway, a long, narrow space outside her office.
THIS COMES as House Democrats on the Judiciary Committee have… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This month, the Arkansas Catholic Newspaper published a letter to the editor by Congressman French Hill (AR-02) highlighting the importance of passing the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, legislation that requires health care practitioners who are present at a live birth to exercise skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life… Read more »
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Hill Delivers Speech at University of Arkansas’s Fulbright College: “America and Her Place in a Post-Berlin Wall World”
12/4/2019
ForeignAffairs.nz
WASHINGTON D.C. — On Monday, November 25th, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) visited the University of Arkansas, touring the Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering and the Center for Advanced Spatial Technology… Read more »
Anti-robocall bill co-sponsored by Rep. French Hill overwhelmingly passes House
12/4/2019
THV11
The Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED) was passed by the House Wednesday, Dec. 4, by a vote of 413-3, making the passage overwhelmingly bipartisan.
Robocalls have been an increasing frustration for many Arkansans with almost everyone encountering… Read more »
Lawmakers working to crack down on disinformation targeting veterans
11/28/2019
Fox5 Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are working to combat foreign trolls targeting veterans and military personnel online with disinformation.
A report published by Vietnam Veterans of America found that the Russian Internet Research Agency bought more than 100 ads targeting followers of… Read more »
