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March 11, 2024

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.


February 28, 2024

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.

Issues: Environment

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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.

February 22, 2024

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. 

Issues: Education

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February 20, 2024

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.


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From left to right: Dunwoody High School Principal, Tom Bass; Annie’s father, Mr. Peng; Annie Peng; and Congressman Johnson  

January 29, 2024

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.  


January 18, 2024

$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. 


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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. 

January 8, 2024

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.


January 4, 2024

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


December 18, 2023

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.


December 15, 2023

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.

Issues: Health Care