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Consumer Protection

Information regarding my stance on Consumer Protection.

October 15, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, introduced the Cybersecurity Opportunity Act to fund a cybersecurity grant education program at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions.


October 12, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for must-pass legislation to prevent a first-ever default on the federal debt, which would result in economic catastrophe for nearly every American family. This crucial bill – which Senate Democrats passed on October 7th, with all Senate Republicans present voting against – will keep the United States under the debt limit through at least December 3rd.


September 30, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, had two bipartisan bills pass out of the Judiciary Committee today – The Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act, H.R. 2884, and The SHOP SAFE Act, H.R. 5374.

THE AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PATIENTS THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS TO PATENT LITIGATION ACT


September 29, 2021
Speeches

Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Chairman Rep. Hank Johnson (GA) issued the following opening statement during a full Judiciary Committee markup on September 29, 2021.

I move to strike the last word.

The cost of prescription drugs has soared too high for too long in this country. We spend more on prescription medications than residents of any other developed nation. The fact is that affordable health care is simply out of reach for most Americans.

Issues: Consumer Protection Health Care

September 29, 2021
Speeches

Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Chairman Rep. Hank Johnson (GA) issued the following opening statement during a full Judiciary Committee markup on September 29, 2021.

I move to strike the last word.

Issues: Consumer Protection Justice & Court Reform

September 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for critical legislation that would keep the federal government open, secure emergency funding to help communities devastated by natural disasters and help resettle Afghan refugees fleeing persecution and prevent a devastating debt default.


September 10, 2021

ATLANTA, GA -- Today, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Chairman Hank Johnson (GA-04) issued the following statement after a federal judge found that Apple had engaged in anticompetitive conduct but did not violate the federal antitrust laws:


August 19, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) along with U.S. Representatives Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Ken Buck (R-Colo.), and David Cicilline (D-R.I.) introduced the Open App Markets Act to establish fair, clear, and enforceable rules to protect competition and strengthen consumer protections within the app market.


August 13, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet and Congressman Ken Buck (CO-04), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law, today introduced the Open App Markets Act, which would level the playing field for small app developers, strengthen consumer choice within the app marketplace, and ensure that antitrust laws are working properly in the digital ecosystem.