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Information regarding my stance on Consumer Protection.

May 12, 2025

Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, issued the following statement after Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, Shira Perlmutter, was fired over the weekend by President Trump – days after he fired now-former Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden:


January 16, 2025

Johnson Re-Elected Top Democrat on Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet by His Peers

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that he will continue to serve as a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for the 119th Congress. 


December 18, 2024
Speeches

Ranking member Congressman Hank Johnson's opening remarks for IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part IV – Patents, Standards, and Lawfare
 

To watch the hearing: Click HERE
 

December 18, 2024

Everyone here likely has a mobile phone in their pocket.

Issues: Consumer Protection Justice & Court Reform National Security and Foreign Policy

October 9, 2024

U.S. Senators Ossoff, Warnock, and Reps. Scott, McBath, Williams Join Johnson in Urging EPA To Enhance Federal Oversight of Facilities That Manufacture and/or Store Hazardous Chemical TCCA.


October 7, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that the Georgia Community Action Association, Inc. (GCAA) has been awarded $1.2 million as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot (DDDRP). This federal funding will enable GCAA to expand its efforts to provide essential diaper supplies to families with low incomes, addressing a critical need for infants and young children across Georgia.


October 4, 2024

CONYERS, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) issued the following statement after closely monitoring the BioLab fire in conjunction with local, state and federal officials, meeting with affected residents and considering the plant’s safety record:

“As the number of people living in and around Conyers and the surrounding area continues to grow, this plant – which stores toxic chemicals – has become a threat to public health and should no longer be allowed to operate at its current location,” said Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04). 


June 10, 2024

Lawmakers Encourage Expanded Medicare Beneficiary Vaccine Access 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07), co-chairs of the Hepatitis Caucus, sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services urging them to expand access for seniors to the hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination.


May 16, 2024

Ranking Member of Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property & the Internet, Johnson Applauds Bipartisan Win For Individual Inventors and Small Businesses


April 16, 2024
Speeches

Keynote Speech at National Consumer Law Center Spring Training Event Delivered Remotely
Friday, April 12 at 4 PM at Omni Hotel at Centennial Park 

Hello everyone, thank you for having me here this afternoon. 

It is my honor to have been invited to deliver the keynote address to this, the Spring Training Event of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, a group that I deeply respect and whose work I greatly admire. 

Issues: Consumer Protection

April 10, 2024
Speeches

 

Hearing on “Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III – IP  Protections for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works”

Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property & the Internet,  released the following statement during today's hearing -- “Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III – IP  Protections for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works.”

Issues: Consumer Protection Justice & Court Reform National Security and Foreign Policy