Justice & Court Reform
As the former chair and now ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, Congressman Johnson is the leading voice in the House on court reform -- particularly the Supreme Court. Even before the 6-3 right-wing supermajority took control of the court, Rep. Johnson proposed legislation to expand the Supreme Court (Judiciary Act); require that the justices follow a code of ethics, transparency, and recusal standards (SCERT Act); and establish term limits for justices (TERM Act). Rep. Johnson has also introduced legislation to ensure that employees of the federal judiciary have strong statutory rights and protections against discrimination and workplace misconduct (JAA).
For more on the Congressman’s work on court reform, please read below.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for H.Res. 503, which empowers Congress to find the truth of the January 6th insurrection at the United States Capitol and ensure that this assault on democracy does not happen again. This legislation will create a Select Committee charged with investigating and reporting upon the facts and causes, as well as making recommendations to prevent similar domestic terrorist attacks.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (Ga-04) voted for H.R. 1443, the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act, which improves equal access to credit for LGBTQ-owned small businesses by taking steps to improve data collection by financial institutions. This important bill will improve transparency around lending practices at financial institutions so that communities, government agencies and lenders can advance fair and equal credit access for the LGBTQ business community.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, sent a letter to President Joe Biden today urging the 46th President of the United States of America to honor the Freedom Riders with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
More than 40 members of Congress – including more than 15 members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) – joined Rep. Johnson on the letter.
DECATUR, GA—On June 12, Congressman Hank Johnson hosted the "Truth Bringer in Chief" Angela Rye on his latest episode of "Live With Hank," via his Instagram page.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, pressed FBI Director Christopher Wray for answers around gun violence, the murders in March 2021 of eight people – six of whom were Asian-American women in Atlanta – and on how the Bureau is combatting the rise of domestic terrorism, including white supremacists. Below is a transcript and video link of the exchange.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, pressed Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray for answers around gun violence, the murders in March 2021 of eight people – six of whom were Asian-American women in Atlanta – and on how the Bureau is combatting the rise of domestic terrorism, including white supremacists. Below is a transcript and video link of the exchange.
Dear Friends,
It's been busy couple of weeks here in Georgia and in Washington since I last wrote.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, held a hearing on "Civil Enforcement of Congressional Authorities" to explore the methods by which Congress can compel enforcement of its authorities, including through civil judicial enforcement of subpoenas for the production of documents and testimony. The witnesses discussed the historical context of inter-branch disputes, and the lessons learned from past (and ongoing) efforts to enforce congressional investigative authorities.
Today I convene the subcommittee for a bipartisan hearing on "Civil Enforcement of Congressional Authorities." This is an important issue for the Committee, for the institutional interests of Congress, and for the enduring strength of our constitutional system.