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April 28, 2021

Rep. Johnson Invites 2 Fourth District Residents Who Benefitted From The American Rescue Plan as Virtual Guests to President Biden's Joint Address to Congress 100 Days into Administration

CONYERS, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is uplifting a constituent from Rockdale County and a constituent from Newton County as his virtual guests to President Biden's Joint Address to Congress on Wednesday night.


April 27, 2021

DECATUR, GA—Congressman Henry "Hank" Johnson announced today that many Georgians who receive Veterans' benefits could expect Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 hit their bank accounts beginning this week.

Many Georgians have already received Economic Impact Payments as part of the American Rescue Plan that Rep. Johnson helped pass into law.


April 22, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for H.R. 51, legislation to grant statehood to Washington, D.C. The Washington, D.C. Admission Act would admit D.C. as the 51st state – securing for the city's 712,000 residents voting representation in Congress and full self-government.

April 21, 2021

DECATUR, GA – On Saturday, April 17, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) hosted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for an Instagram Live event to discuss the American Rescue Plan, The American Jobs Plan, vaccines and the Jan. 6 riot and its aftermath.

To watch the episode, click HERE.


April 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement after the jury returned a guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter surrounding the death of George Floyd.


April 15, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 15, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (NY-10), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Hank Johnson (GA-04), and Representative Mondaire Jones (NY-17) today introduced the Judiciary Act of 2021 to expand the United States Supreme Court by adding four seats, creating a 13-justice Supreme Court.


April 15, 2021

DECATUR, GA — Congressman Henry "Hank" Johnson announced today that FEMA is accepting applications for funeral assistance for Georgians who have lost loved ones to COVID-19. Rep. Johnson helped pass the funeral assistance program as part of the American Rescue Plan and recently held a virtual teach in on April 7 to educate constituents on this and other relief provided in the law.


April 13, 2021

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White House visit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) met with President Joseph R.

April 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, announced he is returning as a senior whip for the 117th Congress.

This week, U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-SC, announced that Rep. Johnson will serve as a senior whip, a role the Atlanta congressman had last year.