Representative · Arkansas's 2nd district

J. French Hill

J. French Hill is a Republican representative for Arkansas's 2nd district, in Congress since 2015. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 8, and cast 452 of 467 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 6, 2015
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6751.2%8 of 675 · rank 294 of 43997%452 of 467 · rank 317 of 439331 became law10%13 of 125
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2221.1%13 of 1,222 · rank 322 of 44291%775 of 847 · rank 352 of 442280 became law12%24 of 205
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9971.2%12 of 997 · rank 192 of 44394%538 of 570 · rank 371 of 443322 became law36%88 of 246

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.43+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
  2. H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Nay
    May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
  3. S. 2503: ROTOR ActYea
    Feb 24, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Failed 264–133· Against party
  4. H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Jan 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 136–291· Against party
  5. H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Jan 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 164–268· Against party
  6. H.R. 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Jan 14, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–291· Against party
  7. H.R. 131: Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit ActYea
    Jan 8, 2026· House· Passage· Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding· Failed 248–177· Against party
  8. H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Sep 4, 2025· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 127–297· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

93 sponsored · 3 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced6772%
  2. Reported by committee1011%
  3. Passed one chamber1314%
  4. Became law33.2%

Policy areas

  1. Finance and Financial Sector28
  2. International Affairs23
  3. Government Operations and Politics6
  4. Public Lands and Natural Resources6
  5. Commerce5
  6. Housing and Community Development4
  7. Taxation4
  8. Education3

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10496 Revising SSDI Disability Classifications Act
    Introduced· Social Welfare· Sep 17, 2026
  2. H.R. 10477 Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2026
    Introduced· Finance and Financial Sector· Sep 17, 2026
  3. H.R. 10442 To require the Ronald A. Robinson Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to replace certain exterior signage, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Sep 16, 2026
  4. H.R. 3633 Digital Asset Market Clarity Act
    Passed one chamber· Finance and Financial Sector· Sep 15, 2026
  5. H.R. 9148 Scipio Jones House Assessment Act
    Introduced· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Sep 10, 2026
  6. H.Res. 1501 Recognizing the 80th anniversary of the Fulbright Program.
    Introduced· International Affairs· Aug 31, 2026
  7. H.R. 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act
    Passed one chamber· Finance and Financial Sector· Jul 22, 2026
  8. H.R. 6644 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
    Became law· Housing and Community Development· Jul 11, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Arkansas's 2nd district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$289.3M
Per resident
$382
Rank in Arkansas
1 of 4
Contract actions
1,688
New awards: 854

By fiscal year

  1. 210.2MFY2017
  2. 150.4MFY2018
  3. 221.9MFY2019
  4. 640.8MFY2020
  5. 448.5MFY2021
  6. 368.9MFY2022
  7. 332.1MFY2023
  8. 284.4MFY2024
  9. 195.4MFY2025
  10. 289.3MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of the Army$97.8M34%
    Department of Defense
  2. Department of Veterans Affairs$74.3M26%
  3. Department of the Air Force$45.1M16%
    Department of Defense
  4. Departmental Offices$16.7M5.8%
    Department of the Interior
  5. Defense Logistics Agency$9.8M3.4%
    Department of Defense
  6. Department of the Navy$6.6M2.3%
    Department of Defense
  7. Public Buildings Service$6.2M2.1%
    General Services Administration
  8. Office of Procurement Operations$5.3M1.8%
    Department of Homeland Security

Top recipients

  1. ALBERICI CONSTRUCTORS INC$68.2M24%
    2 awards
  2. TLS-CES SERVICES I, LLC$32.4M11%
    1 award
  3. GIDEON CONTRACTING, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY$19.6M6.8%
    1 award
  4. HENRYS AERIAL SERVICE INC$16.7M5.8%
    3 awards
  5. JETT'S SPECIALTY CONTRACTING, LLC$8.7M3.0%
    3 awards
  6. BCI CONSTRUCTION USA, INC.$8.2M2.8%
    1 award
  7. GLOBAL LOGISTICS SUPPORT SERVICES INC$6.8M2.4%
    1 award
  8. FORUS CONTRACTING, INC.$6.7M2.3%
    1 award
  9. ALESSI-KEYES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY$5.8M2.0%
    1 award
  10. PPG INDUSTRIES INC$5.2M1.8%
    152 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$4.4M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$3M
From committees
$1.6M
301 committees
From contractor PACs
$271.5K
47 PACs · 17% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
mortgage bankers associationmortgage bankers association political action committee (morpac)$16KMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$125K
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$10KAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
metlife inc.metlife inc. employees' political participation fund a$10KMETLIFE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$3.5M
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee$10KAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization—
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)$10KHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$260.5M
l3harris technologies, inc.l3harris technologies, inc. pac$10KL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$115.4M
jpmorgan chase & co.jpmorgan chase & co. federal political action committee$10KJPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$1.5M
pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i$10KPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization$4.8M
caterpillar inc.caterpillar inc. political action committee (catpac)$10KCATERPILLAR INCAI match · 100% · the same organization$188.3M
tyson foods inc.tyson foods inc political action committee (typac)$10KTYSON FOODS INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$226.3M

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$4.4M$1.6M$271.5K47 PACs · 17% of committee money
2024$3.8M$1.7M$260K48 PACs · 16% of committee money
2022$3.4M$1.3M$200.8K36 PACs · 15% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Arkansas's 2nd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Arkansas's 2nd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Arkansas's 2nd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Arkansas's 2nd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Arkansas's 2nd districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · Arkansas's 2nd districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
hill.house.gov
Phone
202-225-2506
Office
1533 Longworth House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.