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December 5, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) and the entire Georgia Democratic Delegation sent a letter to Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Christopher Nunn seeking answers as to “what factors led to the decision to close the Georgia Rental Assistance (GRA) program to new applications, why the decision took days for DCA to announce publicly, and what DCA plans to do with the remaining federal funds supporting the program.”


November 17, 2022

Congressman Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that she will not seek a leadership role in the 118th Congress. Speaker Pelosi is the nation’s first and only female speaker. She will continue to represent CA-12 in the next Congress


November 16, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week marks the first anniversary of the Democrats’ landmark Infrastructure Law.

Rep. Hank Johnson highlighted the historic federal investments that are already creating good-paying jobs and transforming Georgia communities.


November 1, 2022

In amicus brief, Courts Subcommittee Chairmen expose chorus of interconnected groups calling on SCOTUS to unleash chaos in American elections


September 30, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) celebrates the start of LGBTQ+ History Month, a month to celebrate the people, places, culture, and moments in history that make up the LGBTQ+ experience. Rep. Johnson is a Member of the Congressional LGBTQ+ History Month and actively advocates and supports legislation for the betterment and well-being of LGBTQ+ people. 


September 21, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson, Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, led a coalition of Judiciary subcommittee chairs and members of the Judiciary Committee today introducing The Circuit Court Judgeships Act of 2022 to address the massive case backlog due to a shortage of federal judges in circuits across the country.

Original cosponsors include Reps. Jerrold Nadler (NY), Steve Cohen (TN), Eric Swalwell (CA), Deborah Ross (NC), Shelia Jackson-Lee (TX) and Madeleine Dean (PA).


September 21, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) highlighted a new report from the U.S. Department of Education estimating that 1.5 million borrowers across Georgia are eligible for help under the Biden Administration’s student debt relief plan.  


September 15, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) issued the following statement in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month:

Each year from September 15 to October 15, we observe National Hispanic Heritage Month to celebrate and recognize the contributions of America's Latino communities.

And nowhere is that beautiful diversity more on display than in Georgia and the Fourth Congressional District.


September 9, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Hepatitis Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-06), along with HIV/AIDS Caucus Chair Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), sent a letter with 11 House colleagues to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requesting support for the designation of September 9th as "National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Awareness (NAIRHHA) Day."

Issues: Health Care