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May 17, 2021

DES MOINES, Iowa – U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, wants to prevent former members of Congress from lobbying on behalf of China and other communist regimes. 

The Iowa Torch learned Hinson is an original co-sponsor of the No CCP Lobbying Act introduced on Monday.

This bill would prohibit former Members of Congress from lobbying on behalf of (1) communist governments and (2) entities controlled by communist governments. Violators of the law would be subject to a $25,000 penalty.


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May 17, 2021

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) met with the owner of aSPArations Salon and Day Spa in Marshalltown to talk policy and issues surrounding the small business community.

Hinson asked owner Tasha Schnathorst questions about how her business has worked to return after closure and how they recovered when Marshalltown was hit with natural disasters.

Schnathorst’s business survived an eight-week shutdown amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and said she has managed to bounce back from the added effects of the 2018 tornado and 2020 derecho.


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May 17, 2021

During separate tours of Dubuque and Jackson counties this past week, Republicans U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said they saw some glimmers of bipartisan hope from Democratic majorities in D.C. concerning infrastructure proposals.


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May 14, 2021
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-01) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act with her support. 
"I was proud to support the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act today, legislation that helps expecting mothers remain healthy and on the job.

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May 14, 2021
 Washington, D.C. – Representative Ashley Hinson (IA-01) released the following statement after Representative Elise Stefanik (NY-21) was elected to serve as House Republican Conference Chair.

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May 13, 2021

 Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) filed an amicus brief in Little Rock Planning Services v. Rutledge urging the court to uphold Arkansas’s law to protect unborn babies with Down syndrome.


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May 13, 2021

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) worked together to introduce the PPP Equity Act, legislation that ensures farmers, ranchers, and self-employed small business owners can receive their full PPP forgivable loan amount.


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May 13, 2021

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA) participated in a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Administrator Tae D. Johnson. Hinson pressed Johnson on ICE's inability to track illegal immigrants within the U.S. Johnson admitted that ICE is not tracking illegal immigrants once they have been released into the U.S.


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May 13, 2021

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-01) released the following statement, calling on the Biden Administration to tap into higher blends of ethanol to help address fuel supply challenges.


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May 13, 2021

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-01) held her second telephone town hall tonight and discussed a wide variety of issues with constituents from Iowa's First District.