Press Releases
JONESBORO, A.R. - Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01) announced that the annual Congressional App Challenge, a competition designed to encourage student participation in computer science and coding, has officially opened. Students are encouraged to register online and submit their app to the Congressional App Challenge here by October 30, 2025.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Rick Crawford (AR-01), Co-Chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus, along with Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, Vice Chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the explosion at U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR-01) and Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) introduced H.R. 4361, the Safeguarding Transit Operations to Prohibit (STOP) China Act, which would shield American manufacturers and supply chains from Chinese influence in our transit systems. This legislation ensures that no federal assistance awards granted by the Department of Transportation (DOT) may be used to purchase "rolling stock" vehicles or powertrain components from companies under China's influence.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01) introduced H.R. 4320, The Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Public Safety Improvement Act, which would direct the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to add a positive hair test result to its current definition of an employer's ‘actual knowledge' of a truck driver's drug use.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01) released the following statement on his vote to deliver the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to President Trump's desk and keep the promises President Trump and Republicans made to Americans.
| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR), joined by over 100 of his colleagues, co-led a letter to the leadership of the House Appropriations Committee requesting an H-2A visa guestworker wage freeze in upcoming appropriations legislation. This simple policy fix would lower input costs for the agricultural community and save family farms across the nation. |
| WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01) released the following statement on the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by the House of Representatives. |
Today, Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR-01) and Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) introduced H.R. 2920, the VARIANCE Act, which allows for a 10 percent shift in weight variance along the axles of tank trucks carrying dry goods, without any increase in the overall federal gross vehicle weight (GVW) limit.
WASHINGTON, D.C— Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01) released the following statement on his vote in support of the House budget resolution.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01) released the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the next U.S. Ambassador to the State of Israel.