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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), by a bipartisan vote of 269-151. This year’s NDAA will provide the resources to continue our mission to defeat ISIL and other terrorist groups, as well as improve pay and benefits for troops and their families. Also passed in this year’s NDAA was an amendment offered by… Read more »

The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General (VAOIG) notified U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and Congressman French Hill (AR-02) that it will add the Little Rock Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) to its national project on VA’s Green Management Program Solar Panel Projects after the lawmakers detailed problems with the facility’s renewable energy… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2048, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act of 2015... Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015, by a vote of 261-155... Read more »

Community banks and credit unions are vital to economic development, job creation, and the overall financial stability of the communities they serve.... Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Conference Report to S. Con. Res.11, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2016 and Setting forth Appropriate Budgetary Levels for Fiscal Years 2017 through 2025, by a vote of 226-197... Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) announced the three winners for this year’s Congressional Art Competition for Arkansas’s Second Congressional District. The winners are as follows... Read more »

The Regional Innovation Hub already has put about $1 million into the facility, which opened in January. Previous funding has come from a combination of public, private and nonprofit sources, including a $251,105 grant provided by the Delta Regional Authority in December 2013... Read more »

Amidst a backdrop described by several podium speakers as a religious revival, Central Arkansas’ startup community held a celebration on Monday (April 27) to announce a major grant that will spark more activity in the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem... Read more »

A $1 million U.S. Economic Development Administration grant will fund the completion of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub's Innovation Center in downtown North Little Rock's Argenta district, the nonprofit organization dedicated to enterprise development announced Monday... Read more »