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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.

More on Justice & Court Reform

Rep. Johnson helps prevent proposed cuts to COPS program

May 29, 2014

Press Release

Congressman Johnson’s amendment fights to save federal funding to keep police on streets

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, stood by members of law enforcement organizations today by sponsoring a bipartisan amendment to oppose the proposed 60 percent cut to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office.

Issues: Economy and Jobs Justice & Court Reform

Johnson & Conyers urge House to reject flawed legislation that strips Americans of their access to courts

May 21, 2014

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Henry C. “Hank” Johnson (D-Ga.) and Congressman John Conyers, Jr.

Issues: Consumer Protection Justice & Court Reform

Rep. Hank Johnson calls on Comcast to expand Internet Essentials to increase broadband adoption in minority communities

May 8, 2014

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) today made the following statement during the hearing on a proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable in the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law (RRCAL). Rep. Johnson is the ranking member of the RRCAL Subcommittee, which exercises jurisdiction over antitrust laws and competition.

Issues: Consumer Protection Justice & Court Reform

On tax day, Hank renews call for a fairer tax code for the middle class

April 15, 2014

Press Release

Rejects GOP Plan for Higher Taxes on the Middle Class to Pay for More Tax Breaks for the Wealthy

LITHONIA, GA – On Tax Day, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) reiterated his call for Congress to take steps to restore tax fairness for America’s middle class families.

Issues: Consumer Protection Justice & Court Reform

Congressman seeks to preserve historic civil rights church

April 14, 2014

Press Release

Rep. Johnson introduces bipartisan bill to determine whether West Hunter Street Baptist Church meets criteria to be National Park

Issues: Justice & Court Reform

Rep. Johnson Calls for Passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act

April 8, 2014

Press Release

Women in Georgia Still Earn Only 81 Cents for Every Dollar Earned by Men

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As we mark Equal Pay Day on April 8, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) said that more needs to be done to close the wage gap that still exists between women and men – including passage of the critical Paycheck Fairness Act. Equal Pay Day symbolizes when, more than three months into the year, women’s wages finally catch up to what men were paid in the previous year.

Issues: Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Justice & Court Reform

Rep. Johnson leads letter on health disparities

April 8, 2014

Press Release

Nearly 50 colleagues – including GA Reps. Lewis and Scott -- join Congressman’s letter to Appropriations Committee urging funding for critical programs that address ethnic, racial health disparities

Issues: Consumer Protection Health Care Justice & Court Reform

Georgia AFL-CIO Salutes Champions of Georgia Working Families: Hank Johnson, John Lewis, David Scott, and Sanford Bishop

April 2, 2014

Press Release

Hank proud to be champion of working families

Issues: Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Justice & Court Reform

Congressman Johnson demands a vote on comprehensive immigration reform

March 26, 2014

Press Release

Signs House Democrats’ ‘Demand a Vote’ Petition to Force Vote on Bipartisan Reform Legislation

Issues: Justice & Court Reform

Congressman Johnson celebrates Women’s History Month