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James French Hill

Republican · U.S. House · AR-02

J. French Hill is a Republican U.S. representative from AR's 2 congressional district. J. French Hill serves as Chair of the House Committee on Financial Services. J. French Hill has served in Congress since 2015. Paper Trail tracks organization-affiliated PAC contributions, committee assignments, legislation, and documented organization connections associated with this member.

Congressional data updated Sep 14, 2026
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Federal Election Commission

Campaign Financial Summary

FEC campaign totals are tied to this politician’s verified candidate ID and authorized committees. Contributions received are separate from independent expenditures and other outside spending.

20252026 cycle

FEC-reported campaign totals

FEC candidate record ↗
Total raised$4,421,510
Total spent$2,830,321
Cash on handNot reported
Debts owedNot reported
IndividualsNot reported
Receipt categories and contributing committees
Party committees
Other political committees
Candidate contributions$0
Authorized committee transfers
Other federal receipts
Operating-expense offsets
Refunded individual contributions

No itemized political-committee receipts are available for this cycle.

20232024 cycle

FEC-reported campaign totals

FEC candidate record ↗
Total raised$3,802,051
Total spent$3,306,363
Cash on handNot reported
Debts owedNot reported
IndividualsNot reported
Receipt categories and contributing committees
Party committees
Other political committees
Candidate contributions$0
Authorized committee transfers
Other federal receipts
Operating-expense offsets
Refunded individual contributions

No itemized political-committee receipts are available for this cycle.

Money tracked by Paper Trail

Organization-Affiliated PAC Contributions

Net tracked contributions

$444,7432025–2026 cycle

Gross tracked contributions

$444,743Before refunds and offsets

Refunds / offsets

$0

Largest tracked PAC

MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$16,000

Net tracked contributions equal positive contribution records minus negative refunds or offsets. These totals include only organization-affiliated PACs currently represented in Paper Trail and are not the politician’s total fundraising.

CME GROUP INC. PAC

Parent organization not linked

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC

Parent organization not linked

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC

America's Credit Unions

MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC

Parent organization not linked

THE ARKANSAS FARM BUREAU FEDERAL AG PAC

Parent organization not linked

LIVE OAK BANK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Parent organization not linked

HUCK PAC FOR AMERICA

Parent organization not linked

COMMERCE BANCSHARES, INC., PAC

Parent organization not linked

FIRST HORIZON CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC

Parent organization not linked

OPTIVER AMERICAS LLC PAC (OPTIVER PAC)

Parent organization not linked

KEYCORP ADVOCATES FUND-FEDERAL

Parent organization not linked

CONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC

Parent organization not linked

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)

American Council of Engineering Companies

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC

American Hospital Association

META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC

Parent organization not linked

REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC

Parent organization not linked

JBS USA FOOD COMPANY PAC

Parent organization not linked

Structured organization taxonomy

Tracked PAC Money by Sector

This gross-contribution distribution excludes refunds and offsets and is not total industry support. Categories use reviewed organization profiles first, then transparent parent-organization and committee-name rules. Political and ideological committees are kept separate from commercial industries.

Other / uncategorized$126,743
Banking & Financial Services$108,500
Insurance$63,500
Aerospace & Defense$31,500
Real Estate & Housing$30,000
Professional & Trade Associations$20,000
Political & Ideological Committees$16,000
Agriculture & Food$15,000
Transportation & Logistics$14,500
Telecommunications$7,500
Energy & Utilities$7,500
Construction & Building Trades$2,500
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$1,500

Institutional position

Current Committee Assignments

Paper Trail legislation records

Sponsored & Cosponsored Measures by Topic

HousingEconomy & Finance
H.R. 2355Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Health
H.R. 7No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

Cosponsor · No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025 This bill modifies provisions relating to federal funding for, and health insurance coverage of, abortions. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions or for health coverage that includes abortions. Such restrictions extend to the use of funds in the budget of the District of Columbia. Additionally, abortions may not be provided in a federal health care facility or by a federal employee.

Education
H.R. 2555Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2026

Cosponsor · Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 This bill establishes freedom of association protections for college students in single-sex social organizations. Specifically, the bill gives students (or groups of students) enrolled at institutions of higher education (IHEs) the right to form or join social organizations, including single-sex social organizations. Additionally, the bill prohibits IHEs that participate in federal student aid programs from taking adverse actions against single-sex social organizations or students who are members or prospective members of such organizations based solely on the practice of limiting membership to only individuals of one sex; taking actions that require or coerce members or prospective members of such organizations to waive protections provided under the bill, including as a condition of enrolling in the IHE; or imposing a recruitment restriction on a single-sex social organization that is not imposed upon other student organizations, unless the organization and IHE have entered into a written agreement allowing the restriction.

Science & Technology
H.Con.Res. 12Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Cosponsor · This concurrent resolution declares that Congress should not impose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over the air, or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings.

Health
H.R. 539Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 This bill expands Medicare coverage of chiropractic services to include all services provided by chiropractors, rather than only subluxation corrections through manual manipulation of the spine.

TransportationEconomy & Finance
H.R. 516To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.

Cosponsor · This measure increases the annual limit on the tax credit for qualified railroad track maintenance expenses (also referred to as the short line railroad tax credit) and expands eligibility for claiming the credit. Under current law, the tax credit is limited each tax year to $3,500 multiplied by the sum of the number of miles of railroad track owned or leased by the taxpayer (miles owned or leased) and the number of railroad track miles assigned to the taxpayer by a Class II or III railroad (miles assigned). This bill increases the annual limit to $6,100 multiplied by the sum of miles owned or leased and miles assigned. The $6,100 amount used in the calculation of the tax credit limit is adjusted for inflation for tax years beginning after 2025.

Government & Elections
H.R. 45FIND Act

Cosponsor · Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination Act or the FIND Act This bill prohibits the federal government from entering into contracts with an entity that discriminates against firearm trade associations or businesses that deal in firearms, ammunition, or related products. Specifically, the bill requires a federal agency to include in each contract for the procurement of goods or services awarded by the agency a clause requiring the prime contractor to certify that it (1) has no policy, practice, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association; and (2) will not adopt a policy, practice, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association during the term of the contract. The bill establishes (1) a similar requirement with respect to subcontracts, and (2) penalties for violations. The bill makes such prohibition inapplicable to a contract for the procurement of goods or services that is a sole-source contract.

Health
H.R. 685SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Support And Value Expectant Moms and Babies Act of 2025 or the SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving any new drug (either as a brand-name drug or a generic) intended to terminate a pregnancy and imposes additional restrictions on such drugs that are already approved. Under the bill, an already-approved drug intended to terminate a pregnancy may be dispensed to a patient only with a prescription. Furthermore, the FDA may not approve any labeling change that would authorize (1) using the drug after 70 days of gestation, or (2) dispensing the drug by any means other than in-person administration by the prescribing health care practitioner. The FDA must also impose additional restrictions on such already-approved drugs, including by (1) requiring the prescribing health care practitioner to receive a special certification, (2) prohibiting the practitioner from also acting as the dispensing pharmacist, and (3) requiring the practitioner to have the ability to provide surgical intervention to the patient.

Defense & National SecurityEconomy & Finance
H.J.Res. 10Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Cosponsor · This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber to increase the public debt limit. It prohibits a bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless it has been approved by a majority roll call vote of each chamber.

Defense & National SecurityVeterans
H.R. 1004Love Lives On Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Love Lives On Act of 2025 This bill extends entitlement for various benefit programs and services for surviving spouses of deceased members of the Armed Forces or veterans. The bill provides that the remarriage of a surviving spouse must not bar the furnishing of dependency and indemnity compensation or special pension benefits to such spouse. Additionally, the Department of Defense may not terminate the payment of an annuity for a surviving spouse under the Survivor Benefit Plan solely because the surviving spouse remarries. The bill also expands the definition of a dependent under TRICARE to include a remarried widow or widower whose subsequent marriage has ended due to death, divorce, or annulment.

Labor & Employment
H.R. 1232National Right-to-Work Act

Cosponsor · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Economy & Finance
H.R. 2442Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2025 This bill prohibits a state or any political subdivision of a state from imposing or collecting an excise tax on the sale of a firearm, ammunition, or any part or component of a firearm or ammunition by a manufacture or dealer.

Justice & Civil Rights
H.R. 1773Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025 This bill modifies criminal penalties for an offense involving the theft of a firearm from a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, or from their business premises. Specifically, the bill does the following: increases from 10 to 20 years the maximum prison term, and creates a 3- or 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an offense that occurs during the commission of a burglary or robbery. An attempt to commit an offense is subject to the same penalties as a substantive offense.

EducationJustice & Civil Rights
H.R. 309National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act

Cosponsor · National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. [ sic ] This bill temporarily directs the Department of the Interior to award a grant to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund for the expenses associated with operating and enhancing the community outreach, public education, and officer safety and wellness programs of the National Law Enforcement Museum.

Congressional Service History
House · AR-2

Jan 3, 2025Jan 3, 2027 · Republican

House · AR-2

Jan 3, 2023Jan 3, 2025 · Republican

House · AR-2

Jan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2023 · Republican

House · AR-2

Jan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2021 · Republican

House · AR-2

Jan 3, 2017Jan 3, 2019 · Republican

House · AR-2

Jan 6, 2015Jan 3, 2017 · Republican