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Hill leads new bipartisan AI task force on mission to foster innovation in financial sector By The Ripon Advance The simulation of human intelligence processes by computer systems is not without both benefits and challenges, said U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI), during its first… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the House passed the Senate’s bipartisan bill to provide humanitarian assistance to children and families on the southwest border: “Yesterday, 84 of the 100 U.S. Senators put aside partisan differences to pass a bill that will provide emergency assistance to children and families suffering… Read more »

US Lawmakers Question Terrorist Use of Facebook Cryptocurrency Coindesk 06/27/2019 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives questioned Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN) director Kenneth Blanco about Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency Thursday. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN), Bill Foster (D-IL) and French Hill (R-AR) held a… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Congressman French Hill (AR-02), helped lead the newly formed task force in its first hearing entitled, "Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence: Where We Are and the Next Frontier in Financial Services." Watch Congressman Hill’s opening remarks from the… Read more »

Arkansas Delegation Announces FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers Disaster recovery centers are now open in Mayflower (Faulkner County), North Little Rock (Pulaski County) and Fort Smith (Sebastian County), to offer in-person support to individuals and businesses in counties included in the Arkansas federal disaster declaration for… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee Task Force on Financial Technology (FinTech), Congressman French Hill (AR-02), helped lead the newly-formed task force in its first hearing entitled, "Overseeing the FinTech Revolution: Domestic and International Perspectives on FinTech Regulation".  Watch Congressman Hill’s opening remarks from the… Read more »

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WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Today, Bloomberg Law previewed the work of Congressman French Hill (AR-02) as the Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Task Force on Financial Technology (FinTech). The article highlights the goals of the task forces, which includes holding virtual field hearings featuring technologists,… Read more »

House Financial Services A.I. Task Force Mulls Virtual Hearings  Bloomberg 06/21/2019 A House task force on artificial intelligence has some high tech plans of its own. The task force hopes to mix traditional hearings with virtual field hearings featuring technologists, entrepreneurs and other experts from across the country. Don’t expect the focus to be on C Suite… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator John Boozman and Senator Tom Cotton—along with Congressman French Hill, Congressman Rick Crawford, Congressman Steve Womack and Congressman Bruce Westerman—announced that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Recovery Centers will open in Arkansas. The following locations will be able to help Arkansans impacted by flooding: Perry… Read more »