Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for a new bipartisan package to re-open government and provide $1.6 billion for key border security initiatives. The bipartisan package is based on legislation previously negotiated between House and Senate Republicans and Democrats prior to the shutdown.
Congressman scores leadership post on Judiciary subcommittee charged with administration of federal courts, intellectual property and the internet
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced Wednesday that he was elected by his peers to lead the Judiciary Subcommittee – Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet.
"I am honored to be named chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet," said Johnson.
Congressman ushers two bills – one to modernize the Federal Charter for the FFA and the other on overcriminalization – through House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) managed two bills on the House floor that passed the House of Representatives by voice vote.
The first bill, H.R. 439, the "National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendment's Act," is a bipartisan effort to update and modernize the Federal Charter for the National FFA Organization.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, today condemned the shooting death of Ghanaian journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale, who was killed late Wednesday in Ghana's capital Accra.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) joined House Democrats to take action to protect Georgians health care by passing a resolution that strengthens Congress's hand to intervene against the Republicans' monstrous Texas v. U.S. lawsuit, which seeks to strike down the entirety of the Affordable Care Act and its life-saving protections, including for the 4,316,000 in Georgia with pre-existing conditions.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) joined House Democrats to pass the FY 2019 Department of the Treasury and IRS appropriations bill to remove all doubt that hard-working Georgians will receive their tax refunds in full and on time. Each year, about 3,644,655 households receive an average tax return of about $2,814 which will remain in jeopardy as long as the President and Senate Republicans refuse to end the Trump Shutdown and fully re-open IRS.
Congressman asks hard-hitting questions on family separation, administration's failure to properly track the children and reunite them with their families
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet (IP), today questioned Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the importance of consumers' digital privacy in the online ecosystem. The following is a transcript of his exchange in Judiciary Committee hearing: "Transparency & Accountability: Examining Google and its Data Collection, Use, and Filtering Practices."
To watch video, click HERE.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today was elected Secretary of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).
His term begins January 3, 2019 and lasts through the 116th Congress – ending Dec. 31, 2020. The Secretary of the CBC keeps minutes of all meetings, maintains a file of all official documents and records, ensures members are notified of meetings and works in conjunction with the chair to sign or endorse any agreements, checks, drafts or notes on behalf of the CBC.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Democratic Caucus votes on Wednesday to elect its leaders for the 116th Congress, Rep. Johnson fully endorsed Leader Nancy Pelosi as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives in a letter to his colleagues.
See the letter here.