Press Releases
Today, twelve years since President Obama and the Democratic Congress enacted the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Hank Johnson highlighted how this life-saving legislation has expanded access to quality, affordable health insurance in Georgia and across the country.
DECATUR, GA – On Wednesday, March 23, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is presenting nine (9) women in Georgia's Fourth District with "Trailblazers" awards in recognition of their pioneering careers and service to the greater community.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee that oversees the federal courts, attended the Senate Judiciary Committee first of four days of confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the federal judge President Biden has picked to fill Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's seat when he retires this summer. The Congressman issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted to impose new economic punishments for Russia's continued attacks on the people of Ukraine, as well as Belarus' support for Russia's unprovoked invasion. The Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act counters Russia's unconscionable actions and Belarus' complicity by suspending normal trade relations with both countries. This legislation will allow President Biden to raise tariffs on Russian and Belarusian goods, further isolating their economies and cutting off funds for Vladimir Putin's heinous war.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On National Public Defenders Day, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), along with Sen. Jon Ossoff (GA), introduced the Access to Justice Act, which would establish a federal public defender's office in the Southern District of Georgia, the Eastern District of Kentucky, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Co-leading the legislation in the House is Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Northern Mariana Islands).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson's (GA-04) bipartisan Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 963) that re-establishes everyday Americans' 7th Amendment right to seek justice and accountability through the court system, passed the House of Representatives with 222 votes.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, President Joe Biden is expected to sign into law government funding legislation that includes eight community projects secured by Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04). The projects, which total nearly $5 million and are included in the appropriations government funding package, respond directly to some of the most pressing needs in Georgia's Fourth District.
DECATUR, GA — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released his 2021 Congressional Report that highlights the bills he helped pass in the House of Representatives, his consumer, courts and criminal justice reform legislation he introduced and the excellence in constituent services his office provided – mostly focused on COVID-19 relief -- that follows through with his promise of "taking care of home first."
Congressman Henry "Hank" Johnson (GA-04) is encouraging 9th – 12th grade high school students, living or attending high school in the district, to submit their art creations as part of this year's Congressional Art Competition.