Press Releases
LILBURN, GA – On Saturday, January 13 from 11 AM to 1 PM, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is holding a tax teach-in as part of a nationwide effort to communicate to constituents what the GOP tax plan means to families, and what it means for jobs and economic growth. He's invited academics, policymakers, the health care community and local governments to participate.
Congressman scores leadership post on Judiciary Subcommittee charged with administration of courts, intellectual property
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced Tuesday that he was elected by his peers to lead the Judiciary Subcommittee – Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet.
The subcommittee has jurisdiction over administration of U.S. Courts, federal rules of evidence, civil and appellate procedure, judicial ethics, patent, copyright and trademark law, information technology and the Internet.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) reintroduced the "Inclusive Campuses Act of 2017" today (H.R.4699) to authorize the use of Title III funds to establish on-campus resource centers for LGBTQ students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today released the following statement on the passage of the Republican tax bill:
Rep. Johnson's floor speech can be viewed HERE.
ATLANTA, GA – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued a statement following reports that the Trump Administration is prohibiting top health officials, including those at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from using a list of seven words or phrases when preparing 2018 budget documents.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA-04) today made the following statement today after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 to rollback rules on Net Neutrality.
"I condemn the FCC decision today to do away with Net Neutrality. U.S. taxpayers paid for the research and development of the World Wide Web, and we deserve for the Internet to remain a platform open to all content treated equally and without discrimination.
Congressman reports that more than $60,000 in grants will be awarded between two Fourth District libraries
DECATUR, GA —Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that Conyers-Rockdale Library System and the DeKalb County Public Library system are receiving grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities to the tune of $61,922.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, pressed Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on whether the President obstructed justice in the Russia investigation, the appropriateness of the President to publicly comment on the Russia investigation and whether he feared for his job:
Rep. Johnson Grills Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein in Judiciary Hearing: Link HERE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, as Ranking Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, & Emergency Management, Rep. Johnson examined impact of opioid crisis in Appalachia.
Rep. Johnson focused on the importance of the Affordable Care Act in combating the opioid crisis and how economic development is effected by the explosive use of opioids in places such as North Georgia, Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
H.R. 38, So-Called ‘Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act' This Extreme, Dangerous GOP Bill Overrides State Concealed Carry Laws and Endangers Public Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement upon passage of the GOP's H.R. 38, the so-called "Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act" that creates a dangerous threat to public safety by forcing each state to recognize the concealed carry standards from every other state, even those that have dramatically weaker standards: