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April 25, 2017
Today, Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01), along with Representatives Pearce (NM-02) and Swalwell (CA-15), introduced H. Res , the MOBILE Resolution 2017.

The bill will modernize the way Congressional Members spend their time with constituents and colleagues, and how they conduct business in Washington. Businesses and corporations around the world already take advantage of current technology to better communicate with one another. However, in some ways, Congress still communicates the same way it did in the 18th Century putting itself at a disadvantage.

March 6, 2017

U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03) and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced legislation to restore the right of states to approve or disapprove of electric transmission projects before the federal government exercises its power to take private property.


March 2, 2017
U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and U.S. Congressman Rick Crawford (R-Arkansas) today announced they will hold a town hall meeting Saturday, March 4, 2017 from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM at the Heber Springs Community Center.
The doors to the Heber Springs Community Center will open to the public at 7:30 AM. No firearms, large bags or backpacks, food, or drink, will be permitted in the Heber Springs Community Center.


Members of the media who wish to attend the event must RSVP to Dylan_Haney@cotton.senate.gov or James.Arnold@mail.house.gov for more information.

March 2, 2017

Today Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1) introduced H.R. , the Farm Risk Abatement and Mitigation Election (FRAME) Act, to give farmers the option of taking disaster preparedness into their own hands. Being from districts that heavily rely on the production of agriculture goods, Representatives Steven Palazzo (MI-4), French Hill (AR-2) and Bruce Westerman (AR-3) are co-sponsors of H.R. .The FRAME Act would establish tax-deferred farm savings accounts that farmers could then withdraw from during difficult times without waiting on disaster declarations and government assistance.


March 1, 2017
Yesterday, President Trump signed an Executive Order that would repeal any part of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) that was not lawful. After the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created a false perception of support through a grassroots lobbying effort, the WOTUS rule went into effect, though many Members of Congress, producers and small business owners opposed this rule.

February 2, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Earlier today, Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1) joined his colleagues Susan Davis (CA-53), Brian Mast (FL-18), and Tim Walz (MN-01) in announcing the formation of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (E.O.D.) caucus for the 115th Congress. Originally formed in 2011 by Representatives Rick Crawford and Susan Davis, the EOD caucus will now welcome Rep. Mast and Rep. Walz as additional co-chairs.

February 1, 2017

President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court Justice yesterday. In support of Judge Gorsuch, Congressman Crawford released the following statement:


January 30, 2017
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday that would temporarily ban refugees and immigrants from seven different countries from entering the United States. In response, Representative Crawford had this to say:

January 25, 2017
Washington D.C. - Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1) released the statement below after voting YES on H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, to restrict taxpayer dollars from funding abortions.

"Arkansans don't want their money to be used for a practice that they find morally abhorrent, and I'm one of those Arkansans. I voted for H.R. 7 today because the federal government shouldn't use public money to pay for an action that a large percentage of the public doesn't support. To do so would be a betrayal of the public trust."

January 13, 2017

Washington, D.C. – House Speaker Paul Ryan has selected Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1) to join the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.