House Halfway Done with Government Funding Bills
Washington,
July 19, 2018
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after supporting legislation to fund the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other federal agencies: “Arkansans and Americans expect Congress to fund the government on time because it leads to greater fiscal accountability, and I am proud that with today’s vote we are halfway done with this important task. The bill we passed today funds the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other federal agencies, and I am pleased that my requests for critical funding for the Historic Preservation Fund and technical assistance grants for rural water and wastewater systems were included. Also, the bill we passed today includes my TRID Improvement Act to ease the burden on home purchasers and my Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act to help banks and other financial institutions provide critical funding to Arkansas businesses, both of which passed the House earlier this year with bipartisan support.” Background: Read the Interior & Environment, Financial Services & General Government Appropriations Act, H.R. 6147, here. Read Congressman Hill’s letters in support of the Historic Preservation Fund and the rural water and wastewater system. |
