News List

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1994, the VA Accountability Act of 2015. H.R. 1994 gives the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) additional authority to remove any VA employee based on performance or misconduct, increases whistleblower protection, and grants employees a fair review process for any termination. Following passage of the bill,… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 427, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 (REINS), by a vote of 243-165... Read more »

U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Thursday that Secretary of State John Kerry “acted like Pontius Pilate” in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. In an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Cotton said Kerry apparently left it to the International Atomic Energy Agency to reach “side deals” with Iran to address issues regarding past… Read more »

U.S. Sen. John Boozman R-Ark., and U.S. Reps. French Hill, R-Little Rock, and Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, joined Thursday with 67 other members of Congress in calling on the Department of Defense to allow service members to carry firearms at military bases and reserve centers... Read more »

During a meeting Thursday of the House’s Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing, U.S. Rep French Hill, R-Little Rock, said he believed Kerry had been “dismissive” of questions about those agreements... Read more »

A bill that would take away federal grants for law enforcement in so-called “sanctuary cities” drew support from all four Arkansas members of the United States House... Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement on the 5th anniversary of President Obama signing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law... Read more »

Arkansans sent out messages of condolence Friday for the family of Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, a Marine with ties to Russellville who was killed in a shooting rampage Thursday at military facilities in Tennessee.... Read more »

A short-term funding bill that will authorize appropriations for federal-aid highway, highway safety and public transportation programs passed overwhelmingly in the U.S. House Wednesday... Read more »

A day after the Department of Energy’s (DOE) comment period ended for the controversial $2.4 billion Clean Line wind-power transmission project, Arkansas’ congressional delegation introduced a states’ rights bill to approve or reject grid transmission projects prior to the federal government’s execution of eminent domain authority... Read more »