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The ripple effect: A new wave in digital asset regulation by Reps. French Hill and Dusty Johnson The Hill July 25, 2023 For two and a half years, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has told anyone who will listen that SEC has crypto covered. He consistently opines almost all digital assets, barring Bitcoin, are securities. In his view,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill's (AR-02) Chief of Staff, A. Brooke Bennett, was recognized as one of the winners of the 2023 Women’s Congressional Staff Foundation Leadership Impact Award. Each year, the Women’s Congressional Staff Foundation recognizes a member of Congress and two staffers from each side of the aisle who exemplify their mission of helping women succeed on… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after voting in support of the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, which reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for five years:   “Passenger experience is important to the Americans and tourists who rely heavily on our aviation system to travel around… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02), Vice-Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion, alongside House Agriculture Committee Chairman Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) and House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Chairman, Rep. Dusty… Read more »

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after Israeli President Isaac Herzog delivered a joint address to Congress:   "For 75 years, the United States and Israel have consistently forged new paths together with the U.S. being the first to recognize Israel as a state in 1948. A year later, former U.S. President Harry… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02), alongside Democratic colleague Rep. Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), introduced the Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act which would issue new sanctions against the perpetrators of the illicit production and trafficking of captagon.   Rep. Hill said, “Assad is a transnational drug kingpin whose captagon drug is devastating families… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after voting in support of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 to support our military personnel and families, strengthen our defense capabilities, and deter our foreign adversaries:   “My vote today was on behalf of the brave and selfless service members and… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02), member of the Congressional Oversight Commission (COC), today released the following statement after the Commission released its special report outlining a culmination of its findings over the past three years from its investigation into the $700 million loan that trucking company Yellow Corporation, formerly YRC Worldwide, Inc., received… Read more »

Treasury Shouldn’t Have Given Pandemic Aid to Trucking Company, Report Finds by David Harrison Wall Street Journal June 27, 2023 The Treasury Department erred in giving a loan to a troubled trucking company as part of a 2020 Covid-19 rescue package and should refrain from similar sector-specific loan programs in the future, according to a new congressional… Read more »

Hill: Flatside expansion would provide Arkansans with more ‘untouched wilderness’ by Alex Thomas Arkansas Democrat-Gazette June 26, 2023 WASHINGTON -- The Flatside Wilderness Area is a special place to U.S. Rep. French Hill. When the Little Rock Republican was a member of Little Rock Catholic High School's backpacking club, Hill and his classmates would hike on the Ouachita… Read more »