Press Releases
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Burgess Owens (UT-04) introduced the Preventing Child Trafficking Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen collaboration between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to combat child trafficking.
From left: Carolyn Sutton, Awilda Gonzalez, Leona Perry, Lisa Wright, Cheryl Board, Hank Johnson, Sushma Barakoti, Jan McIntyre, Cynthia Roman-Hernandez, Heather Fenton, Rita Scott and Honey Van De Kreke.
DECATUR, GA – On Saturday, March 23, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) honored eleven (11) women in Georgia’s Fourth District with his Fourth Annual Trailblazer Awards in recognition of their pioneering careers and service to the greater community.
In recognition of Women’s History Month, all honorees were pioneers and champions in their field of service.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, March 8, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, and Ranking Member Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced “The Federal Judgeship Act of 2024” to provide necessary relief to the overburdened judicial system.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Saturday, Congressman Hank Johnson’s (GA-04) more than $15 million in Community Project Funding that he secured for Georgia’s 4th District in the Fiscal Year 2024 spending bills was signed into law by President Joe Biden.
This funding, included in the first of the appropriations government funding packages, responds directly to some of the most pressing needs in Georgia’s Fourth District – which is currently comprised of parts of DeKalb County, Newton County, and all of Rockdale County.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today he earned a perfect 100 percent from The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) on their 2023 National Environmental Scorecard, which tallies the performance of every member of Congress every year on key environmental votes.
Arabia Mountain High School students in blue jackets from left: Ariel Hibbert, Jasmine Stamper, and Aubrey Allen are joined by their families and Congressman Johnson to celebrate them winning the 2023 Congressional App Challenge for Georgia’s Fourth District.
Rep. Johnson Also Celebrates Black History Month By Recognizing Pioneering Figures in Technology, Black History Preservation
STONECREST, GA — On Wednesday, February 21, Congressman Hank Johnson announced the winners of his 2023 App Challenge competition at Arabia Mountain High School in South DeKalb.
DECATUR, GA – Telling twenty-four Fourth District students and their families that their service to our nation is needed more than ever, Congressman Johnson on Saturday, Feb. 10 announced the Georgia Fourth District nominees for the U.S. Military Academies – Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines.
From left to right: Dunwoody High School Principal, Tom Bass; Annie’s father, Mr. Peng; Annie Peng; and Congressman Johnson
DUNWOODY, GA – On Friday, January 26, 2024, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) presented Dunwoody High School senior Annie Peng with the Congressional Award Bronze and Silver Medals at the north DeKalb school.
$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.