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. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement after the Department of Labor released its final rule to update and expand federal overtime pay protections to 4.2 million American workers across the country, including more than 155,000 in Georgia:
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today led Members of Congress in standing with Colombia’s trade unions and calling on the Administration to fully enforce the Colombia Free Trade Agreement and protect unionists abroad. During the press conference, Members of Congress and the unionists highlighted how the Colombia Free Trade Agreement has proved to be both inadequate and unenforceable.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Johnson (GA-04) – ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law (RRCAL) – issued the following statement as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unveiled a proposed rule that would restore customers’ rights to bring class-action lawsuits against financial firms:
Brennan Center for Justice: America’s Voting Machines at Risk
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today introduced the “Verifying Optimal Tools for Elections Act of 2016 or (VOTE Act: H.R. 5131),” which would allocate more than $125 million dollars in HAVA (Help America Vote Act) grants to assist states in replacing old, outdated voting machines.