Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security's made the decision to label the country's electoral system as "critical infrastructure." The move, which DHS announced on Friday, puts the electoral system on par with the energy or financial sector, industries considered vital to national security and economic stability. Rep. Johnson's Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2016" (H.R.

Johnson helps West Hunter Street Church receive grant for renovation efforts

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has informed him that he will have a coveted seat on the powerful House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I).

Washington, DC – During the first weeks of the 115^th Congress, Republicans are choosing to prioritize a series of anti-regulation bills that would empower Republicans to strip critical protections away from Americans. H.R. 5, the so-called Regulatory Accountability Act, would grind the rulemaking system to a halt while inviting regulatory capture through increased input from corporate interests, waste agency resources and taxpayer dollars, and do nothing to directly help small businesses. In doing so, H.R.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that a new report finds that Georgia would lose more than 70,000 jobs and the nation overall would lose a total of 2.6 million jobs in 2019 alone as a result of the Republicans' repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law (RRCAL), which exercises jurisdiction over regulatory and competition policy, spoke out against Republicans' H.R. 26, the REINS Act, as an example of "corporate welfare" that would establish sweeping restrictions on new environmental and public health protections.

[Watch Rep. Johnson speak from the House floor HERE]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law (RRCAL), which exercises jurisdiction over antitrust laws and competition, sent a letter to Airbnb’s CEO urging the short-term rental company to reconsider its use of pre-dispute, forced arbitration clauses and class-action waivers in their “terms of service” agreements in their contracts.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), a member of the House Judiciary Committee released a statement supporting the Obama administration’s review of cyber-attacks in the 2016 election.