Press Releases
$80B to be invested in better serving constituents, families for transportation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a senior member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, re-introduced the Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act, which would authorize $20 billion annually for four years ($80B total) to transit systems for their operating budgets. More than 60 of his colleagues are original cosponsors.
Back row from left: U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Congressman Hank Johnson pose with students at Stone Mountain Middle School in front of an electric school bus. DeKalb was awarded $20 million to purchase 25 all-electric buses.
School District Slated For 25 Electric School Buses Under EPA’s Clean School Bus Grant Program
STONE MOUNTAIN — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) – a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee – celebrated the announcement that DeKalb County Schools are being awarded $20 million to purchase 25 all-electric school buses under an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant program.
Congressman’s Letter to Thomas: Your Wife’s Intimate Involvement in ‘Stop the Steal,’ As Well As Your Household’s Financial Stake In Trump’s Reelection, Disqualify You From Hearing This Case
Letter To Thomas: Your Wife’s Intimate Involvement In ‘Stop The Steal’ Raises Serious Questions About Your Impartiality
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee overseeing the courts, and seven House colleagues sent a letter to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas this weekend urging him to recuse himself in the Trump immunity case.
Congressman Honors Former Staff Member Diagnosed With Chordoma
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that he reintroduced a resolution to raise awareness of a rare form of cancer called chordoma after a former member of his staff was diagnosed with the rare condition last year.
Classified as a rare cancer of the spine and skull, chordoma is diagnosed in just 1,000 people worldwide every year, 300 of whom are in the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced the Small Business Contracting Fairness Act, critical legislation to standardize treatment of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) within the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT).
Sen. Jon Ossoff (GA) introduced the Senate companion legislation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) sent a letter today urging the Biden Administration to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, particularly as it relates to pregnant women and babies. The letter emphasizes the lack of medical resources available for pregnant women to give birth and newborn babies to receive proper neonatal care.
Members send bicameral letter to CFPB seeking to level the playing field for consumers, workers against corporate greed in financial services contracts
Ranking Member of Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Applauds U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Decision To Place Southeast Regional Office in Atlanta
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) speaks on Capitol Hill recently in defense of First Amendment rights.
Sweeping Bill Implements a Series of Common-Sense Reforms to Address Deadly Crisis | Gun Violence Prevention Activists Applaud Warren-Johnson Leadership, Bold Action on Guns
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) introduced the House version of the Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act, which includes and builds upon Congressional Democrats’ strongest gun safety legislation in one bold, comprehensive bill that works to end the epidemic of gun violence in America.