LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 4 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Bills Signed: HB1117, HB1478, HB1256, SB139, SB94, SB150, SB186, SB220, SB230, HB1049, HB1387, SB208, SB211, SB181, SB20, SB75 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, the Governor signed into law: HB1117 - An act to require the division of elementary and secondary education and the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission to determine the earliest grade in which it is a  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Joins Legislation to Protect U.S. Rice from India, China WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) helped introduce legislation to protect the rice industry against dumping of cheap produce into U.S. markets from India and China. The Prioritizing Offensive   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 4 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Sanders Announces Grocery Tax Relief Act, Good Neighbor Act LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced the Grocery Tax Relief Act and the Good Neighbor Act. The Grocery Tax Relief Act will repeal the state grocery tax. The legislation's lead sponsors are Senate President Bart Hester (District 33) and Representative Kendon Underwood (District 16  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Hill, Scott, Colleagues Underscore Importance of Filling Federal Reserve Vacancy House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-AR) and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC) led a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent highlighting the need to quickly fill the role of Vice Chair for Supervision of the Board of Governors   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Lucas: Congress' Attention to Monetary Policy is Crucial As We Know the Actions of the Fed Directly Impact the Economic Well-Being of All Americans Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity Task Force hearing, led by Task Force Chair Frank D. Lucas  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Westerman Testifies on Behalf of Overturning Disastrous BOEM Rule Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of S.J. Res. 11, which will nullify a rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) relating to the "Protection o  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * What They Are Saying: Leaders and Advocates Applaud Congresswoman Garcia's Reintroduction of the American Dream and Promise Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -Last week, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) reintroduced the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025, a crucial piece of legislation that would provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, TPS holders, and DED recipients. Th  more