Press Releases
Reps. Johnson, Nadler, Torres Re-Introduce Bill In House To Protect Employees of the Federal Judiciary Against Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Retaliation, and Other Forms of Workplace Misconduct
Sens. Hirono, Murkowski Introduce Bill in Senate
CONYERS, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that the City of Conyers was awarded $200,000 through the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). The funding, part of more than $600 million in awards provided nationwide, comes through the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) program to support the mental health and wellness of law enforcement officers and staff.
Top Democrats on the Senate and House Judiciary Courts Subcommittees applaud the Conference’s effort and offer recommendations to bring greater transparency to amicus brief funding
DECATUR, GA – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that his 2024 Congressional App Challenge is open for business.
Students can register for the 2024 Congressional App Challenge and start coding their apps for 2024 HERE. The competition deadline is October 24, 2024.
Frances McBrayer, left, the Executive Director of Friends of Children Under Stress (FOCUS) with clients of the program, greet Congressman Johnson at his H.O.P.E. Awards ceremony on Saturday, August 17, 2024. Joshua Smith/For the Office of Congressman Hank Johnson.
DECATUR, GA – Last week, August 12-17, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) held his annual “Week of H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Elevate),” which is comprised of a four-part grants workshop series, A Day in My Shoes, where the Congressman visited a local nonprofit, and the H.O.P.E Award ceremony that recognized the great work of local nonprofits throughout Georgia’s 4th Congressional District.
Congressmen introduce Bivens Act That Would Allow Citizens to Recover Damages for Constitutional Violations by Federal Officials
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Introduces Senate companion
The Criminal Judicial Administration Act would authorize the U.S. Marshals Service to pay for round-trip travel and subsistence for defendants who cannot afford to pay the costs on their own.
Members Request Efforts to Prevent and Address Workplace Misconduct; Report Finds Judiciary’s system has no performance measures and conducts no evaluations of the efficacy of its workplace misconduct protocols
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and the chairman of the Court Reform Now Taskforce, issued the following statement applauding the Biden Administration’s announcement in support of key reforms to the Supreme Court:
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, speaks at a news conference in front of the Supreme Court on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
Call for passage of Judiciary Act to restore Court’s legitimacy