J. French Hill

Overview

J. French Hill is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas with a substantial voting record of 525 recorded votes. His strongest areas of support center on technology, banking and finance, criminal justice, and taxation legislation, where he has voted in favor of bills at rates above 90%. These priorities align with his background in financial services and reflect consistent support for business-oriented and law-enforcement legislation. On fiscal matters, Hill has voted in favor of most budget and appropriations bills (85.7%) and supported the fiscal year 2027 budget resolution and continuing appropriations measures. His healthcare voting is more mixed, supporting about 57% of healthcare-related bills, suggesting he engages selectively with health policy proposals rather than following a uniform pattern. He voted against motions to recommit on the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act and the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, consistent with supporting the Republican versions of those bills. Hill's record on environment and energy legislation shows high support (88.2%), including votes to disapprove certain EPA regulations and to pass the Ratepayer Protection Act. On defense, he supported the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2027 but voted against some measures including a War Powers Resolution directive related to Lebanon. His foreign policy votes stand out as the area where he most frequently votes nay (63.6%), indicating a more selective approach to international engagement measures. Labor legislation is the area where Hill most consistently votes against proposals, supporting only 20% of labor-related bills. He has also voted against most foreign policy measures that came to the floor. His positioning slightly more moderate than the Republican average is visible in areas like infrastructure and housing, where he has supported the majority of proposals.

Key Positions

• •Consistently supports technology-related legislation, voting in favor of all 10 technology bills that came to the floor.
• •Strongly supports banking and financial services legislation, voting in favor of all recorded banking and finance bills.
• •Supports criminal justice legislation at a high rate (92.3%), voting in favor of 12 out of 13 bills in the category.
• •Voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2027, but voted against a War Powers Resolution directive regarding U.S. Armed Forces in Lebanon.
• •Frequently opposes labor-related legislation, voting against 4 out of 5 labor bills.
• •Voted against most foreign policy measures (63.6% nay), suggesting a selective approach to international engagement proposals.
• •Supported the fiscal year 2027 budget resolution and continuing appropriations, reflecting alignment with Republican fiscal priorities.
• •On healthcare, voted to advance the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act and Do No Harm in Medicaid Act while opposing Democratic motions to recommit those bills.