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September 15, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (SC-06) and Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30), Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Al Lawson (FL-05) held a call with regional reporters calling on the Senate to take up the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which passed the House in June with bipartisan support. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act reimagines policing for the 21st Century by banning chokeholds, stopping no-knock warrants, combatting racial profiling, eliminating qualified immunity, and mandating data collection, including body cameras and dashboard cameras.


September 9, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, voted today on an historic markup in House Judiciary Committee of The Trademark Modernization (TM) Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that provides new procedures to ensure that the United States maintains a robust trademark system that minimizes barriers to entry and properly protects both consumers and brand owners.

Congressman Johnson is the original sponsor of the bill. The bill now goes before the full House for a vote.


August 22, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, with the U.S. Postal Service under assault from the Trump Administration, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted to pass H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act.


August 4, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted to pass an amendment to prevent the Justice Department from spending any federal funds for the Trump Administration's lawsuit to strike down the Affordable Care Act.
"For months, the coronavirus crisis has wreaked a deadly toll on the lives and livelihoods of the people of Georgia and all Americans," said Rep. Johnson. "Today, as our nation reached a staggering 4.5 million people infected, the need for access to quality, affordable health care is more critical than ever.

July 29, 2020

Congressman Questions Leaders of Facebook, Apple, Amazon & Google On Anti-Competitive Behavior, Market Dominance – CEOs Agree to be More Transparent,


July 28, 2020

Congressman: AG Barr, Your Opening Statement Sounded Like It Was Written by Alex Jones or Roger Stone


July 26, 2020

DECATUR, GA—Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today announced that Recovery Consultants of Atlanta (RCA), is receiving nearly $4 million in grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide veterans and other members of the community with behavioral health, coronavirus testing and other health services.


July 18, 2020

DECATUR, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) issued the following statement on the death of friend, colleague and civil rights giant Rep. John Lewis:

"Rep. John Lewis was a giant of a man. Never angry or puffed up with self importance, he was a humble servant who loved humanity. And we loved him back. Thank you, John Lewis for your contribution to the cause of love and peace. I will follow your example."

On TV:

7-18-20: CNN: Rep. Johnson Pays Tribute to Rep. Lewis on CNN.