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November 14, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) attended an historic markup in House Judiciary Committee of Rep. Jackie Speier's H.J. Res.79 that facilitates the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).


November 14, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet (IP), held a hearing today on the growing problem of "snap" removals to federal court, a new tactic that has emerged in the often high-stakes fight to move litigation from state to federal court.


November 13, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Even as President Trump traveled to Atlanta last week to, in part, tout his tax break program called Opportunity Zones, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) was introducing the Opportunity Zone Fairness and Inclusion Act, H.R. 4999, to bring inclusion, diversity, and fairness to the administration's development program.


October 28, 2019

DECATUR, GA – Senior Judiciary Committee member and Chairman of the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet subcommittee, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement after learning of the passing of former Congressman John Conyers Jr. of Detroit:


October 24, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted to pass H.R. 4617, the Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act. This strong, commonsense legislation takes decisive and bipartisan steps to fight foreign interference in our elections by strengthen reporting requirements, closing loopholes and deterring foreign activity in U.S. elections.

October 22, 2019

DECATUR, GA—Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) has commissioned more than 30 local officials and representatives to serve as a Complete Count Committee to help spread the word about the importance of the 2020 U.S. Census.


October 17, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced H. Res. 636 to recognize October 17 as "National Vitiligo Awareness Day."

The bipartisan resolution has more than 30 cosponsors.

Issues: Health Care

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October 17, 2019

Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement upon the passing of his colleague Congressman Elijah Cummings of Maryland: