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July 18, 2017

CONYERS — Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today announced that Rockdale County is receiving a more than $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to help tackle drug abuse in the community.

Issues: Health Care

July 12, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) grilled the acting director of the General Services Administration (GSA), which is the civilian landlord of the federal government, over President Trump's lease with the GSA for the Trump International Hotel in the Old Post Office building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.


July 10, 2017

WASHINGTON - Today, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee applauded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for finalizing a rule to prohibit the use of pre-dispute, binding ("forced") arbitration in contracts for consumer financial products such as checking or savings accounts,


July 7, 2017

WASHINGTON – Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Hank Johnson (D-GA) joined U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, this week to call on U.S.


July 6, 2017

DECATUR—Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), is pleased to announce that two students from Georgia's Fourth Congressional District have been selected to participate in the 2017-2018 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Program.

Issues: Education

June 30, 2017

Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) re-introduced, along with over a dozen of his colleagues, the "Election Integrity Act of 2017." This requires a mandatory response by the Attorney General for allegations of voter suppression and intimidation, and will limit the purchase of any new voting systems that do not provide durable voter-verified paper ballots.


June 23, 2017

WASHINGTON – Congressman Hank Johnson and Congressman Mike Bishop's bipartisan bill, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 (H.R. 1393), passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 20.


June 20, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Representatives Hank Johnson (D-GA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), and Raul Ruiz (D-CA) have announced the formation of the Congressional Caucus for Advancement of Studio, Talent and Film Diversity.


June 16, 2017

On June 17th, Americans will stand together to recognize National Citizenship Day of Action. This is an opportunity for immigrants to learn how they can have a stronger voice in America and the future of our country.