Consumer Protection
Congressman Johnson has always been a champion for “the little guy.” From his post on the Judiciary Committee, he continues to introduce legislation designed to level the bargaining and legal playing field between consumers and service and product providers. In March 2022, his bipartisan Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 963) that re-establishes everyday Americans' 7th Amendment right to seek justice and accountability through the court system, passed the House of Representatives. Congressman Johnson supports increasing funding of and oversight on the part of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). He has called for quality control and safety assurance mechanisms in any trade agreements.
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District 4 Congressman Hank Johnson reached thousands of residents in person and via Facebook live during his "Moving The Fourth Forward" town hall series. The town halls, which began at the Lou Walker Senior Center in DeKalb County on Aug. 13 concluded at the Newton County Historic Courthouse on Oct. 10.
Since 2007, Congressman's office helps thousands of residents navigate housing, health care, Social Security, IRS and veterans benefits
The FAIR Act would ban forced arbitration. That's a big deal.
Congressman's bipartisan FAIR Act – With 222 Cosponsors – Passes House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson's (D-GA) bipartisan FAIR Act: The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act, reestablishing Americans' 7th Amendment right to seek justice and accountability through the court system, passed the House of Representatives.
Congressman's FAIR Act – With 222 Cosponsors – Headed to Full House For Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson's (D-GA) bipartisan FAIR Act: The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act, re-establishing Americans' 7th Amendment right to seek justice and accountability through the court system, passed the House Judiciary Committee.
COVINGTON – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) sent letters to the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state Environmental Protection Division (EPD) Wednesday demanding answers as to why his constituents in Covington were not informed about a dangerous chemical being released into the community's air and asking what the environmental protection agencies are doing to protec
More than a week after an investigation by Georgia Health News and WebMDuncovered toxic levels of ethylene oxide in parts of metro Atlanta, congressman Hank Johnson wants to know why people in the impacted regions were not notified.
The chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet in the House of Representatives, along with a Republican congresswoman from Alabama, proposed a bipartisan bill to amend the patent dance in the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA).
"I'd like to see independent air quality testing in the area around Covington that the EPD study says is impacted," said U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, a Democrat who represents Georgia's 4th District, which includes Covington and the BD Bard Plant. "The fact that state and federal agencies have known the dangers of ethylene oxide and have not informed residents is unacceptable.