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U.S. Rep. French Hill on Thursday praised passage of HR5931, the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act. The measure, which was supported by all four House members from Arkansas, passed 254-163. It would prohibit the U.S. from making cash payments to states that are deemed to be sponsors of terrorism. In a news release, Hill said the legislation makes it clear that the nation… Read more »

Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field has been awarded a $5.9 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to rehabilitate a taxiway at the state's largest airport, members of Arkansas congressional delegation announced Thursday. The grant money will be used to fund the second phase of a larger project and will improve 2,500 feet of the existing Taxiway A… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK — The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $5.9 million grant to the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, members of the state’s congressional delegation said Thursday. Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton, both R-Ark., and Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, said in a joint news release the money will fund rehabilitation of the taxiway at Adams… Read more »

Arkansans urge U.S to back disaster aid Arkansas' congressional delegation on Thursday asked the federal government to support a disaster-declaration request for 12 counties hit the hardest by up to two weeks of steady rainfall in August. Click here to read more.  Read more »

Arkansas' congressional delegation on Thursday asked the federal government to support a disaster-declaration request for 12 counties hit the hardest by up to two weeks of steady rainfall in August. Gov. Asa Hutchinson recently asked for the disaster aid. U.S. Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton and U.S. Reps. Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman asked U.S.… Read more »

Today, the House passed H.R. 5931, the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act, introduced by Congressman Ed Royce (CA-39), by a vote of 254-163. H.R. 5931 would prohibit the United States from making cash payments to Iran or any other state sponsors of terrorism, plus North Korea, until they are no longer deemed a state sponsor of terrorism. Earlier this week, Congressman French… Read more »

Arkansas lawmakers urged U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to support Governor Asa Hutchinson's request for major disaster declaration for Arkansas. U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Congressman Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman urged the Secretary Visack for disaster assistance regarding flooding doing damage to farms in Arkansas… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ congressional delegation on Thursday urged U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to support Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s request for a disaster declaration for 12 northeastern Arkansas counties affected by recent flooding. Hutchinson told Vilsack in a letter dated Sept. 16 he was seeking a federal disaster declaration for Carroll, Clay,… Read more »

AAF at 12:30 has an event focused on FSOC’s designation of companies as SIFIs. Speakers include Rep. Blaine Luetkeymeyer and Rep. French Hill, and a panel discussion with Dr. Scott Harrington, Dr. Martin Baily, and Dr. Mark Calabria. RSVP Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) went to the House Floor to speak in favor of H.R. 5461, the Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act, introduced by Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02). The bill would require the Secretary of the Department of Treasury to publically maintain a list estimating the “funds and assets” of senior Iranian political and military leaders, along… Read more »