WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Chairman Hill: Our Goal Today Is To Chart A Path Toward Greater Housing Development Capacity And A Simplified Regulatory Framework Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), is holding a hearing entitled, "Building Capacity: Reducing Government Roadblocks to Housing Supply." This hearing will c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Financial Services Committee Reviews Barriers to Affordable Housing Today, the House Committee on Financial Services, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), held a hearing to explore ways to boost housing development and improve support for housing providers, focusing on regulations that raise construction costs, limit competition, and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-365) on the Bank Competition Modernization Act (H.R. 5262), which aims to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and Home Owners' Loan Act to require the consideration of certain entities and factors when evaluating proposed acquisitions, mergers, consolidations, assumptions of liabilities or transfers of assets. The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-363) on the Business Owners Protection Act (H.R. 3484), which aims to terminate unused authorities of the Securities and Exchange Commission that were established pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Nov. 4, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 3484, the Business Owners Protection Act of 2  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-367) on the Community Bank Leverage Improvement and Flexibility for Transparency Act (H.R. 5276), which aims to amend the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act to adjust the Community Bank Leverage Ratio. The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Nov. 4, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 5276, the Community Bank LIFT Act, was introduced on   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-361) on the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (H.R. 2478), which aims to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to postpone the date of payment or satisfaction upon redemption of certain securities in the case of the financial exploitation of specified adults. The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Nov. 4, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 2478, the Financ  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-364) on the Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act (H.R. 3682), which aims to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to consider alternative approaches before determining that a U.S. nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Federal Reserve. The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Nov. 4, 2025. Here are exc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-362) on the Keeping Deposits Local Act (H.R. 3234), which aims to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to modify the amount of reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution that are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker. The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Nov. 4, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 3234, the Keeping D  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-368) on the Merchant Banking Modernization Act (H.R. 5291), which aims to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to generally permit holding merchant banking investments of up to 15 years. The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Nov. 4, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 5291, the Merchant Banking Modernization Act, was introduced on September 10, 2025, by Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-366) on the Stress Testing Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 5270), which aims to require the Federal Reserve Board to issue rules to establish methodologies and scenarios used in stress testing. The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on Nov. 4, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 5270, the Stress Testing Accountability and Transparency Act was introduced on   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-357) on a bill (H.R. 3872), which aims to amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 31, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 3872 is to amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals. Backg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-355) on a bill (H.R. 2916), which aims to authorize, ratify and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the state of New York. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 31, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 2916 is to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-354) on the Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act (H.R. 2815), which aims to provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 31, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 2815 is to provide equitable treatment for the peop  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-358) on the Digital Coast Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4256), which aims to reauthorize the Digital Coast Act. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 31, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 4256 is to reauthorize the Digital Coast Act. Background and Need for Legislation In 2007, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOA  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-356) on a bill (H.R. 3692), which aims to reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Act. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 31, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 3692 is to reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Act. Background and Need for Legislation In 2020, Congress passed the Young Fishermen's Development Act (  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Quantum computers get a boost from a tiny material tweak * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. A small, counterintuitive tweak to advanced materials can improve how quantum computers hand off information inside their systems, making them more efficient, reliable and scalable. In a paper recently published in Advanced Electronic Materials, a team from Sandia National Laborato  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Trio of Boozman-Backed Veterans Bills Pass Senate * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a senior member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, applauded Senate passage of three bipartisan legislative initiatives he has championed to support veterans and their families. The bills focus on protecting benefits of defrauded servicemembers and veterans, securing a cost-of-living adjustment  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Dec. 4 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: * * * UAPB Will Honor Its Fall 2025 Graduates at the 172nd Commencement The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will host its 172nd commencement ceremony on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at the Pine Bluff Convention Center, located at 1 Convention Center Plaza. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m., with the processional starting at 9:45 a.m. UAPB is thrilled to celebrate the accomplishment  more