U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on April 18 offered a bipartisan bill that would resolve disagreements between banks and regulators by improving supervisory bank exams. “My legislation is a win for the banking industry and greatly increases the transparency and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Wednesday sponsored comprehensive legislation that would authorize the president to impose certain sanctions on Russia and Iran. “In order to truly confront the generational threat posed by the unholy alliance of Russia, China, and Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on April 16 voted 419-4 to approve legislation led by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) that would require the U.S. Treasury Department to brief Congress on the finances of Iranian leadership and require financial institutions Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 8 approved legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) that would expand credit access for small businesses and make it easier for them to comply with regulatory standards. Rep. Hill’s bill, the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) helped lead 109 Republicans in demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind its recent final rule for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The EPA’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on Wednesday sought to correct the record after erroneous media reports on the use of cryptocurrency terror financing during a House Financial Services Committee hearing with Treasury Department officials from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Read more…
Republican leaders on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee and the Financial Services Committee are calling on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to improve federal oversight of the spot market for digital assets that are not securities, such as crypto assets. Despite Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral resolution offered by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) would support the contributions of Catholic schools in the United States and celebrate the 50th annual National Catholic Schools Week. “As a proud graduate of Catholic grade school, high Read more…
In their capacity serving on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, U.S. Reps. Andy Barr (R-KY) and French Hill (R-AR) are delving into how the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC’s) regulatory agenda pertains to innovation in the financial services sector. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), French Hill (R-AR), Andy Barr (R-KY), and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) on Jan. 18 offered legislation that would bolster congressional oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “Policies should Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) led 20 of their Republican colleagues in calling on the U.S. State Department to provide Congress with a report on how it plans to address the deaths of Nigerian Christians killed Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on Jan. 11 sponsored legislation that aims to increase transparency and support safe and competitive financial markets by increasing congressional oversight of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and the Office of Financial Research. Rep. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and French Hill (R-AR) denounced a proposal by the U.S. Department of Labor that they say negatively impacts the nation’s competitive financial services system by making it more expensive for Americans to invest for retirement. Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) recently unveiled bipartisan legislation that would provide families of wrongfully detained Americans with financial assistance to help them travel to Washington, D.C., to advocate on behalf of their loved one. “Families of wrongfully detained Americans Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously adopted a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) that calls upon Hamas to immediately release all hostages taken during the terrorist group’s October attack on Israel. The House voted Read more…
Legislation sponsored on Nov. 15 by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) aims to bolster Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and ensure the program can effectively support future generations. The SSDI Return to Work Act, H.R. 6428, would help individuals receiving Read more…
Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR), and 56 of their colleagues raised concerns this week about Hamas and other terrorist organizations utilizing digital assets to finance their operations. The lawmakers have begun an investigation into the Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on Nov. 7 had significant legislative success with several measures that passed the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee during a markup session and now head to the full chamber for consideration. The committee voted 44-0 Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on Monday sponsored legislation aimed at containing inflation. “The Federal Reserve should direct its focus towards taming inflation and steer clear of economic policy fads and an expanded mission,” Rep. Hill said. “In light of Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored on Oct. 25 by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) would require the U.S. Department of the Treasury to brief Congress on the finances of Iranian leadership and require financial institutions to close accounts connected to these individuals. Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on Oct. 19 sponsored legislation to instill accountability at the Federal Reserve amid the central bank breaching $100 billion in net losses. Rep. Hill reintroduced the Federal Reserve Loss Transparency Act, H.R. 5993. The bill Read more…
A bipartisan resolution introduced on Oct. 17 by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) and 196 of his colleagues calls on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during its attack earlier this month on Israel. “Hamas’ brutality against the people of Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and French Hill (R-AR) and U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) led their colleagues in requesting information about a proposal from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that they say could harm broker-dealers, investment advisors, and Read more…
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Sept. 20 marked up legislation offered by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) that would provide more congressional oversight of the data the government collects on Americans. “I am pleased that my legislation was Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on Sept. 8 proposed legislation that would declare the Russian Federation an aggressor state and authorize the transfer of the country’s blocked assets within the United States to be used for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Read more…
U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) voiced concern that recent actions taken by the Federal Reserve Board could subvert progress made by Congress to establish a payment stablecoin regulatory regime. Specifically, the lawmakers say that the Fed’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on Sunday joined some of his Republican colleagues in visiting Syria, where he continued efforts to highlight the innocent Syrians being murdered by Bashar al-Assad’s regime in an effort to bring more support to the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), French Hill (R-AR), and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) on July 20 introduced legislation that would establish a digital asset market structure framework appropriate for the unique characteristics of digital assets, providing clear rules of the Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on July 17 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would issue new American sanctions against those illegally producing and trafficking fenethylline, commonly known by the trademark name Captagon, a synthetic amphetamine-type stimulant. Captagon has been clandestinely Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) recently sponsored legislation that would expand Flatside Wilderness, a 9,507-acre protected area in Arkansas’ Ouachita National Forest. Specifically, the Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, H.R. 3971, would add an additional 2,215 U.S. Forest Service (USFS) acres Read more…
U.S. Reps. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), French Hill (R-AR), and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) on June 2 released a 162-page discussion draft that provides a statutory framework for digital asset regulation in the United States. Reps. McHenry and Read more…
Ahead of a U.S. Presidential Delegation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria to attend the inauguration of His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) urged President Joe Biden to ensure that the delegation reiterates America’s commitment to Read more…
A discussion draft released on May 19 by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) would declare the Russian Federation and Belarus as aggressor states and order the transfer of their blocked assets to the United States to help reconstruct Ukraine. “American Read more…
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee on April 26 marked up several bills designed to strengthen public markets, including two each from U.S. Reps. Bryan Steil (R-WI) and French Hill (R-AR), and included them in a broader legislative package. The Read more…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has exceeded its statutory authority and denied U.S. investors access to spot bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs) that other investors around the globe benefit from, according to U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and French Hill Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on March 27 led a Republican bill that aims to protect America’s small banks and lenders from excessive federal compliance standards. Rep. Hill sponsored the Small Lenders Exempt from New Data and Excessive Reporting (LENDER) Read more…
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Feb. 28 advanced a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) to ensure the People’s Republic of China (PRC) does not get preferential treatment in any international treaties, agreements, or organizations. Read more…
Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) on Feb. 21 spearheaded a GOP-led bill that aims to protect Americans’ right to financial privacy by preventing the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to individuals. The CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Read more…
Five bills recently proposed by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) are part of a concerted effort by the congressman to counter the Chinese Communist Party, which he says “represents the greatest geopolitical challenge of our lifetime.” “The United States must Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined 41 of their Republican colleagues in the Senate, in addition to almost 130 GOP members in the U.S. House of Representatives, in filing amicus briefs on Friday with the Supreme Read more…
In an attempt to limit the control of proxy advisors, U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) on Tuesday led 12 of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would require proxy advisory firms to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission Read more…
In an effort to push back against unnecessary bureaucracy at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA), French Hill (R-AR), and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) offered legislation this week that would require the agency to periodically review Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) led eight of his Republican colleagues in requesting details about Project Hamilton, an initiative to research the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by a Federal Reserve bank. Project Hamilton is a collaboration Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on Nov. 14 sponsored a bill to promote the interests of the United States at international financial institutions (IFIs), which include the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and regional development banks, among others. If Read more…
To demonstrate America’s leadership on climate and energy issues globally, U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) recently urged the U.S. Treasury Secretary to support the financing of nuclear energy projects by international financial institutions, specifically the European Bank for Reconstruction and Read more…
President Joe Biden on Oct. 6 signed into law a bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) that prohibits the U.S. Treasury Department from engaging in any transaction involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) held by Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) recently joined their fellow co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus in requesting information and resources from the federal government about its investigation into Read more…
A bipartisan bill proposed by U.S. Rep. French Hill that would prohibit the U.S. Treasury Department from exchanging special drawing rights (SDRs) held by Russia or Belarus is on its way to being signed into law by President Joe Biden. Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 20 passed bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) that seeks to end the drug trade and narcotics production and trafficking in Syria being led by a terrorist regime. The House Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) joined his Arkansas Republican colleagues from both houses of Congress in urging the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to address its staffing shortages at Arkansas VA facilities. “We have heard for years from veterans Read more…