[CAPTURE PORTAL] 119TH CONGRESS

// Legislative Integrity Monitor

Goblin House Intelligence

J. French Hill

Republican · Representative, AR ·2

Score Components

18 MODERATE

Connection Density 20%

0 → 0

Donor Influence 10%

5 → 1

Silence Risk 25%

0 → 0

Contradiction Risk 25%

46 → 12

Intelligence Volume 10%

55 → 6

Constituency Deviation 5%

0 → 0

Voting Misalignment 5%

0 → 0

% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong reversed his opposition to the CLARITY Act and STABLE Act implementation on April 10, 2026, following the release of the CEA report and a private meeting with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

secondary · 2026-04-10

The White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) published a report on April 8, 2026, titled 'Effects of Stablecoin Yield Prohibition on Bank Lending,' which concluded that the banking lobby's 'deposit flight' fears were 'implausible.'

primary · 2026-04-08

The 'Tillis-Alsobrooks' agreement, announced March 20, 2026, explicitly permits activity-based rewards for 'transaction volume,' 'platform engagement,' and 'network security' (staking) while banning 'passive idle yield.'

primary · 2026-03-20

The technical definition of 'activity-based rewards' in the 2026 STABLE Act implementation tracks verbatim with non-public 'technical assistance' papers circulated by industry counsel in late 2025.

secondary · 2026

J. French Hill's 'In the Arena PAC' saw a 30% increase in contributions from digital-asset-linked donors in the 90 days following his 2024 public split with the SEC over FIT21 technical assistance.

secondary · 2024

As of April 2026, J. French Hill's net worth is estimated at $20.8 million, with a substantial portion tied to the financial services sector he oversees as Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.

primary · 2026-04-17

The 2026 implementation of the GENIUS Act by the OCC introduced a 'rebuttable presumption' that third-party yield arrangements are illegal, a technical barrier that critics argue was a direct result of the original FIT21 drafting trail's failure to define 'activity-based rewards.'

secondary · 2026-03

In September 2024, J. French Hill explicitly accused SEC Chair Gary Gensler of refusing to provide formal technical assistance for the FIT21 Act (H.R. 4763) prior to its House passage, despite Hill's previous statements that the bill incorporated significant agency feedback.

primary · 2024-09-18

Hill serves as the primary House shepherd for the 2026 STABLE Act implementation, which establishes the first federal standards for state-chartered trust companies acting as stablecoin reserve custodians.

primary · 2026

Representative French Hill’s net worth was estimated at $20.8 million as of April 2026, with over 80% of his wealth concentrated in publicly traded financial sector assets and private-equity interests rooted in his pre-congressional career.

primary · 2026-04-17

Evidence gap: Hill's prior banking-industry relationships through Delta Trust & Banking Corporation and any post-political consultancy with stablecoin issuers or custody banks have not been catalogued in disclosure filings.

secondary

Hill voted in favour of H.R.4763 (FIT21) when the bill passed the House on 22 May 2024 with bipartisan support.

primary · 2024-05-22

Hill represents Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District and previously served as the founding CEO of Delta Trust & Banking Corporation, providing a banking-industry background relevant to stablecoin policy.

primary

Hill was elected House Financial Services Committee chair for the 119th Congress, putting him in the lead House role on stablecoin and digital-asset legislation following the 2024 elections.

primary · 2024-12

Hill was a leading House voice in favour of H.J.Res.109 to rescind SAB 121 and supported the FIT21 (H.R.4763) market-structure framework.

secondary · 2024

Evidence gap: The internal House Financial Services drafting trail for FIT21 has not been released.

primary

Evidence gap: Hill's specific industry consultations during the FIT21 and SAB 121 processes are not in the public record.

primary ✓ Verified

French Hill chaired the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion during the FIT21 markup process.

secondary · 2024

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) population share: 20.6%

secondary

[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 64.3%

secondary

No connections mapped

Bill	Vote	Date	Alignment
War Powers Resolution to remove U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities	nay	2026-03-05	aligned
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (extending tax cuts while restructuring Medicaid, SNA	yea	2025-07-03	misaligned
Laken Riley Act (requiring mandatory ICE detention for certain undocumented immi	yea	2025-01-22	aligned
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	yea	2024-04-20	aligned
Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024	yea	2024-04-20	deviating
Censuring Representative Rashida Tlaib for comments on the Israel-Hamas war	yea	2023-11-07	aligned
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (debt ceiling deal with spending caps and SNAP	yea	2023-05-31	aligned

Last contradiction analysis: Never

platform_vs_vote 90/100

Platform: "Hill voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and stated it 'protects programs that vulnerable Americans rely on, including Medicaid and SNAP, by redu"

Vote: on "Protesters at Hill's Little Rock home condemned his vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, stating"

Hill publicly claimed the bill would protect Medicaid and SNAP for vulnerable Arkansans, but his vote enabled legislation that independent analyses and constituent reports confirmed resulted in significant cuts to those same programs—affecting the ve

Last silence detection: Never

No active silences

BlackRock SAB 121 reversal & bank crypto-custody market

No constituency baseline modelled

No platform commitments archived

No committee memberships recorded

Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

Component	Weight	Signal
Silence Risk	25%	Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Contradiction Risk	25%	Stated positions contradicted by voting record (recent findings boosted)
Connection Density	20%	Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups
Intelligence Volume	10%	Documented facts from verified sources (logarithmic scale)
Donor Influence	10%	Distinct donors with interests overlapping committee jurisdiction
Constituency Deviation	5%	Gap between district priorities and legislative focus
Voting Misalignment	5%	Floor votes contradicting stated platform positions

Each component produces a raw score 0–100. The weighted sum yields the overall score. Tier thresholds: Critical ≥ 45, High ≥ 36, Elevated ≥ 22, Moderate ≥ 10, Low < 10.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

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