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Today, the House of Representatives passed the Senate companion to H.R. 910, the Fair Access to Investment Research Act. Congressman French Hill (AR-02) introduced H.R. 910, which passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support on May 1, 2017 by a vote of 405-2. The Senate’s version would add minor amendments to H.R. 910. “During my three decades the financial… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announced that members of his staff will hold Mobile Office Hours around Pulaski County Thursday, September 28, and Thursday, October 5. “As Congressman for central Arkansas, part of my responsibility is helping constituents with passports, veteran benefits, and other issues before federal agencies,” said Rep. Hill. “The doors to my… Read more »

Congressman Hill (R-AR) announced that Dylan Frost has been promoted to Legislative Director effective immediately. Little Rock native, Frost graduated from Little Rock Central High School and completed his bachelor’s degree at the University of Arkansas where he studied Political Science and Middle East and Islamic studies. He earned his Master’s Degree in Statecraft and… Read more »

Arkansas Democrat Gazette By: Frank Lockwood Little Rock Central High bill clears U.S. House; historic site’s expansion heads to Senate after 390-0 vote The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday evening to expand the boundaries of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, pausing for 20 minutes to highlight the significance of the 1957 desegregation… Read more »

The Huffington Post The Time I went Canoeing With A Republican Congressman By: Emily Kearns  My husband calls me an unlikely environmentalist. He says when he pictures what an environmentalist looks like, I’m not it. In his head, environmentalists are all Californian, granola-crunching hippie types who tie themselves to trees. Why is that? And no offense to those who do, but… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (R-AR) voted for the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, a package of eight federal spending bills to fund the government before the new fiscal year. Rep. Hill issued the following statement after the House passed the bill: “It has been more than twenty-one years since Congress has passed all twelve funding bills and had them… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) made the following statement after the House of Representatives passed his bill, the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act: “Just ahead of the historic 60th anniversary, we’re commemorating the Little Rock Nine and their brave role in the fight for equality. As we celebrate, this legislation that… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after voting against House Resolution 504: “I strongly support giving additional emergency aid to victims of Harvey and Irma, and I voted earlier this week to provide such assistance. However, when we sent the standalone aid bill to the Senate, it came back to the House with added spending and no budget or flood… Read more »

Matt Karvelas, a Legislative Staff member for Congressman French Hill (R-AR), has been named a Woodrow Wilson Foreign Policy Fellow for 2017. The Woodrow Wilson Foreign Policy Fellowship Program is housed in the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., and is a six-week program facilitating congressional staff dialogue on foreign policy issues driving the congressional agenda. The Program… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after supporting funding to assist with the ongoing federal response to Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana: “I am proud of all of the Arkansans who over the past week have done the American thing by helping the Texas and Louisiana families suffering from Hurricane Harvey’s historic destruction. I was proud… Read more »