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 Click HERE or on the picture above to watch Congressman Hill's questions from this week's House Financial Services Committee hearing.  WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) participated in a House Financial Services Committee hearing titled, “Building a… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement reiterating the importance of finalizing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Congressman Hill is a member of the USMCA Republican House Whip Team.  Click HERE or on the picture below to watch a video of Congressman Hill calling for the House to bring the USMCA to the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement on H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act: Today, I voted in favor of H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act, and let me tell you why. In a world full of contentious debate over immigration, this bill has overwhelming bipartisan support. In the House, it has 108… Read more »

Federal banking regulators adopt final rule to exclude community banks from Volcker Rule By TB&P Five federal financial regulatory agencies announced on Tuesday (July 9) that they adopted a final rule to exclude community banks from the so-called Volcker Rule, which restricts banking institutions from engaging in certain proprietary trading and having certain relationships with… Read more »

Conductor expands reach with help of $500,000 award Thecabin.net 07/08/2019 Representatives from the Conductor, a local organization that drives innovation, entrepreneurship and economic empowerment, had the chance to speak with Congressman French Hill about its footprint during a meeting June 28. During the meeting, CEO Kim Lane met with a variety of stakeholders from Searcy to… Read more »

Hill seeks revamp of Social Security Disability Insurance benefits By The Ripon Advance U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on June 27 sponsored a bicameral bill to modernize Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. “To ensure that SSDI supports those who need it most and promotes work for those willing and able,” Rep. Hill said, “SSDI reforms are desperately needed.” The… Read more »

Policy Makers Examine the Disparate Impact Risk of Artificial Intelligence and Underwriting By Lexology Policy makers are showing increasing concern in the fair lending implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in credit underwriting. The concerns surrounding AI echo views on credit scoring and automated underwriting systems when they were first deployed decades ago. Congress and… Read more »

Arkansas teen artists win display space at Capitol Hill tunnel art gallery Arkansas Democrat Gazette 07/01/2019 WASHINGTON -- Four young Arkansans have claimed spots in a well-traveled Capitol Hill art gallery -- the tunnelway linking the House chambers to the House office buildings. Their creations, along with pieces by hundreds of other creative teenagers, will remain on… Read more »

Marco Rubio: Tom Cotton’s Return to Work Act Will Save Social Security Disability Insurance From Bankruptcy Florida Daily 07/01/2019 U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is pairing up with U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on a bill they insist “would save Social Security Disability Insurance from bankruptcy.” Last week, Cotton introduced the “Return to Work Act” with Rubio as a… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) and U.S. Senator Tom Cotton introduced companion legislation, the “Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Return to Work Act.” The bill will reform SSDI by modernizing the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) classification of disability beneficiaries and incentivizing returning to work for beneficiaries who have… Read more »