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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By: Jason Braverman
Published: 12:01 PM EDT July 26, 2019
Updated: 12:01 PM EDT July 26, 2019
Rep. Hank Johnson and Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby introduced the act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – If one state representative gets his way, Americans will see lower prescription drug costs by streamlining and making it more cost-effective for generic drug makers to get their products to consumers.
Georgia Congressman Files House Companion to Sen. Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Hirono Senate Bill; Reps. Cohen (TN) and Lieu (CA) Original Cosponsors of House Measure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Hank Johnson (GA-04), Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Ted Lieu (CA-33) introduced the House companion to the Senate's "Assessing Monetary Influence in the Courts of the United States (AMICUS) Act" to bring transparency to amicus-based judicial lobbying for the first time.
The House bill is H.R. 3993.
By Brenda Goodman, MA, Andy Miller
"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. Federal, state, and local officials should work together to assess the dangers these emissions pose to our communities and determine next steps to protect the health and well-being of our citizens."
By Ben Fox Rubin, Corinne Reichert
Like Neguse, Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia sounded particularly concerned about Facebook's market power.
"Each one of you occupy a unique and dominant position," he said, "but Facebook stands alone in terms of social media."
Congressman works to streamline path for biosimilar drugs to make it to market, consumers with the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act
Congresswoman Roby of Alabama cosponsors bipartisan bill
Congressman Gets to the Bottom of Whether Trump Tried to Fire Special Counsel Mueller Through White House Counsel Don McGahn, Who Appears in Russian Probe 157 Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Johnson voted to increase the paychecks of American workers by passing H.R. 582, the Raise The Wage Act, to gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 and restore the value of work in our economy by lifting struggling workers and their families out of poverty.
By Tamar Hallerman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
WASHINGTON — Gainesville U.S. Rep. Doug Collins squared off against Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday, using a parliamentary tactic to punish the House's top leader for comments she made about President Donald Trump on the floor.
As the House voted, Lithonia Democrat Hank Johnson lambasted Republicans for using a "cheap, dilatory parliamentary tactic" against Pelosi.
"To prove what point?" Johnson said. "They're making things worse for themselves, and I'm ashamed of the conduct of my friends on the other side of the aisle."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, July 18 at 9 a.m., Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, will hold a hearing on "Counterfeits and Cluttering: Emerging Threats to the Integrity of the Trademark System and the Impact on American Consumers and Businesses."
WHO: Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) along with subcommittee members;
WITNESSES:
WASHINGTON, D.C – Judiciary Committee member and Chairman of the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet subcommittee Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) issued the following statement on the passing of retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens at the age of 99: