U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) led 22 of his Republican colleagues on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee in voicing concerns that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) may be politicizing its examination appeals process. Previously, the FDIC established the Read more…
U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) last week applauded action by the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on July 29 to advance Rep. Hill’s legislation to end the drug trade and narcotics production and trafficking in Syria. Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of his colleagues in urging the Biden administration to determine if Syria is a major drug transit country or a major illicit drug-producing country under the Foreign Assistance Act of Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) recently joined nine of his Republican colleagues on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee to urge increased oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac activities by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). “America’s housing finance Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) is among two dozen Republican members on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee who joined together to provide comments on the possibility of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The Federal Reserve in January Read more…
Legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) that would prohibit the U.S. Treasury Department from engaging in any transaction involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) held by Russia or Belarus received approval on May 11 by the Read more…
Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and every Republican member on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee aims to improve federal oversight of the COVID-19-related Emergency Rental Assistance program. “The Emergency Rental Assistance Accountability and Transparency Act [of Read more…
Poland is going above and beyond in its support of war-torn Ukraine, according to U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA), who last weekend joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers on a trip to Poland to meet with members of the U.S. Read more…
The U.S. Treasury Department would be prohibited from taking Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) funds away from rural America and redirecting them to big cities under legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR). The congressman on March 31 sponsored the Read more…
President Joe Biden should organize an international humanitarian aid airlift to quickly deliver non-military supplies to Ukrainians, said U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) and a bipartisan group of her congressional colleagues. “In response, Russia would be forced to either agree Read more…
Both houses of Congress on March 8 approved bipartisan resolutions offered by U.S. Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) condemning the recent bomb threats against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Read more…
A package of bills introduced by Republicans on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee aims to further isolate Putin’s regime from the international financial system as payback for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO), Andy Barr (R-KY), Read more…
Bipartisan legislation recently proposed by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) would enhance American business and security interests by requiring foreign business entities to assign and register an agent with the U.S. Commerce Department as a prerequisite to doing business in Read more…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would be prohibited from hiring additional tax enforcement personnel until it processes its backlogged tax returns from the past two years under legislation proposed on Feb. 18 by U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA). “Our solution Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on Feb. 15 sponsored a bill that aims to protect America’s small banks and lenders from specific compliance standards proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The Small Lenders Exempt from New Data and Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) recently sponsored legislation that calls for a United States strategy to disrupt and dismantle the illegal amphetamine trade and narcotics networks linked to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “The U.S. government must do all it can Read more…
U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), and Andy Barr (R-KY) recently called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rescind new staff guidance on shareholder proposals submitted to publicly traded companies. “It is inappropriate for the Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) recently raised “serious concerns” about Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabel Guzman’s support for the SBA being a direct lender of 7(a) loans, the agency’s largest traditional lending program in which it partners with financial Read more…
U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR), Andy Barr (R-KY), and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) on Wednesday requested that the U.S. Treasury Department provide a report on its review of an investigation into Kristalina Georgieva, the former chief executive officer of the World Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) urged the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to work with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to resolve an issue impacting business owners in central Arkansas. Specifically, the business owners are having an “ongoing issue” with Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on Sept. 7 announced plans to introduce legislation that would help states create strategies for responding to America’s ongoing opioid crisis. “This legislation and the opioid crisis are personal to me,” Rep. Hill said during Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and French Hill (R-AR) on Aug. 27 urged passage of GOP-sponsored legislation that would speed payment of rental assistance funds after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration’s extended eviction moratorium. The High Read more…
U.S. Reps. Andy Barr (R-KY) and French Hill (R-AR) on Aug. 20 introduced legislation that would ensure monies from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would be barred from any Afghani governmental entity actively involved in or promoting acts of terror Read more…
Eligible offenders re-entering the workforce following their incarceration would receive educational support under a bipartisan bill introduced on Aug. 13 by U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR) and Mike Turner (R-OH). “People need to be reunited with their families, with their Read more…
Bipartisan legislation to help formerly incarcerated Americans transition back into society and find employment will be introduced by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR). The congressman plans to introduce the Shift Back to Society Act with cosponsors, including U.S. Rep. Terri Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on July 29 reintroduced legislation to help individuals receiving disability insurance benefits obtain rehabilitative services and return to the workforce. Rep. Hill sponsored the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Return to Work Act, H.R. 4823, Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on July 21 reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would require the United States president to report on financial institutions’ involvement with officials of the Iranian government. “For the past four decades, the people of Iran Read more…
U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and French Hill (R-AR) recently requested information on how the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has used the federal funds it was appropriated to provide rental assistance during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read more…
American contract growers, who raise chickens for poultry processing companies, have not yet received federal assistance during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers. “As the U.S. Department of Read more…
One-size-fits-all, uniform mandates instituted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would be “deeply misguided” for an issue as complex as climate change, according to U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) and 22 of his Republican colleagues serving on the U.S. Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored on May 25 by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) would support the role of the United States dollar as the world’s primary reserve currency, as it has been since World War II. The 21st Century Dollar Act, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on May 25 proposed bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would establish a China Economic Data Coordination Center within the Bureau of Economic Analysis at the U.S. Commerce Department. The center Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) would streamline reporting requirements for new companies to help encourage entrepreneurial growth and success. “My bill allows startups to focus on supporting workers, expanding their company, and developing the best products Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) recently offered legislation that would reduce the current financial restrictions on investors, which are based on an individual’s income and wealth and exclude too many Americans from access to capital. “An arbitrary wealth test should Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on May 12 proposed the bipartisan Securing America’s Vaccines for Emergencies (SAVE) Act of 2021 to help ensure the United States is prepared to respond to future health crises. “The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic made it Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers led by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) recently urged President Joe Biden to quickly nominate an Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. “An experienced, well-qualified Ambassador-at-Large leading the International Religious Freedom office within the State Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on April 15 introduced a bipartisan bill that would amend current law to allow small businesses that are eligible for the second-draw Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to calculate their revenue based on a 90-day earning Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) this week plans to introduce legislation that would update the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on payroll during the ongoing Read more…
U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), and Andy Barr (R-KY) on March 3 introduced legislation to ensure a proper check on the executive branch and greater accountability regarding special drawing rights. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) defines and Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on Feb. 25 led his colleagues in again launching the bipartisan Entrepreneurship Caucus and introduced a bill to analyze the underlying economic causes of America’s startup slump. Economic research shows that the rate of startup Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on Feb. 11 proposed a bipartisan resolution requesting that the Egyptian government take additional action to promote religious tolerance and end religious discrimination against Egypt’s Coptic Christians. “Those attacking Coptic Christians rarely face punishment, and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) last week sponsored legislation that would bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) into the regular congressional appropriations process, thereby making the bureau’s spending more transparent and accountable. Rep. Barr introduced the Taking Account of Read more…
Following a mob’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) this week introduced a bipartisan resolution honoring police officers for their defense of federal lawmakers, civilians and the Capitol building. Rep. Hill on Jan. Read more…
U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR) and Steve Womack (R-AR) joined their home-state Republican colleagues in seeking changes to a federal policy requiring Arkansans to turn over primary identification documents, such as a driver’s license, to obtain a new copy of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) applauded recent action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to modernize the definition of an accredited investor and open up the private capital markets to more American investors. Read more…
U.S. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) led almost 60 Republican members in urging the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to implement additional reforms that would expedite the royalty relief process for the U.S. energy sector and help protect Read more…
The safe harbor provision of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was implemented under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, should be extended until the federal government issues final guidance, according to U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI). Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) recently introduced legislation to ensure the supply of certain medical supplies essential to national defense. Rep. French on March 26 sponsored the Securing America’s Vaccines for Emergencies (SAVE) Act of 2020, H.R. 6399, which would Read more…
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) recently introduced a bipartisan proposal to establish a federal pilot program for native plant species in National Parks. “Promoting the use of native species is beneficial for wildlife, humans and the environment, and our national Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on March 4 helped lead the first in a series of hearings by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee’s Counter-Trafficking Initiative aimed at exploring and exposing the impacts of transnational trafficking networks. “Trafficking is a Read more…