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The members of the Congressional Oversight Commission have published their twenty-fifth report. It is available for review HERE. The Commission's twenty-four previous reports are also available for review at the Congressional Oversight Commission’s website HERE. The Congressional Oversight Commission is a five-person panel that was established by the CARES Act. The Commission is focused… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) named the Department of Labor (DOL) the latest recipient of his Golden Fleece Award for the agency’s lack of proper oversight regarding fraudulent unemployment insurance payments made during the COVID-19 pandemic. “While millions across the nation suffered economic hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic, cheats siphoned off some $163 billion –… Read more »

Yesterday, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined the New Lines Institute for a virtual discussion on the U.S. strategy on captagon titled, “The Captagon Trade Conference.” Selected excerpts of Rep. Hill’s remarks below: “Narcotic production and trafficking in Syria and its neighbors has become more expansive and widespread. The current epicenter of this drug trade is in territory controlled… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) yesterday introduced H.R 7799, the Public Servant Protection Act, companion legislation to Senator Tom Cotton’s (R-AR) bill introduced in the Senate last week. “Republican or Democrat, public officials and their families should not be subject to threats of violence or angry protests outside their private place of residence because of policy… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today advanced a bill including language from Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Rep. Debbie Dingell’s (MI-12), H.R. 7681, the Preventing Overdoses and Saving Lives Act 2.0. Language from H.R. 7681 was included as part of a broader package passed by the committee, the Restoring Hope and Mental Health and Well-Being Act.   “A… Read more »

The Suburban Caucus: Working for families in suburban America by Reps. French Hill, Ann Wagner, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Jackie Walorski and Rob Wittman The Hill May 18, 2022 When we first restarted the Suburban Caucus four years ago, suburban communities were already on the rise. Young families were looking for a better quality of life. There was no way of knowing how… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Rep. Brad Sherman (CA-30) recently introduced H.R. 7704, the Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act, to proactively deter further Chinese aggression against Taiwan: “Russia’s brutal and illegal invasion of Ukraine should serve as a wakeup call to the world. As members of Congress, we should do everything in our power now to send a message that similar behavior will… Read more »

Four Arkansas students to send art to U.S. Capitol by Ryan Tarinelli Arkansas Democrat-Gazette May 12, 2022 WASHINGTON -- Four Arkansas students have been named winners of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition in their respective districts, earning a spot for their artwork to be seen by U.S. Capitol visitors. The winners will have their artwork hung on a wall in a prominent… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7691, the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act: “America will always have the back of our allies. Period. By helping Ukrainians beat back a tyrannical Russia, American aid demonstrates to our allies around the world and the Ukrainian people that we will not tolerate one… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Rep. French Hill’s (AR-02), H.R. 6899, the Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act of 2022, in a bipartisan vote of 417-02 Rep. Hill’s legislation would prohibit the Treasury Secretary from exchanging dollars for International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Right (SDR) assets held by Russia or Belarus and would… Read more »