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Rep. Johnson secured $400K to help hundreds of recently resettled refugees from Afghanistan – including students who worked in the Special Forces for the U.S. military – integrate into the community

WASHINGTON — As public confidence in the Supreme Court falls to an all-time low, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) on Wednesday reintroduced the Supreme Court Ethics Act, requiring the Judicial Conference of the United States to create a code of ethical conduct for the Supreme Court of the United States.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to hold the U.S. Supreme Court accountable to the American people, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today re-introduced his Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act. The bill will require justices of the Supreme Court to adopt and follow a code of ethics, creates an accountability mechanism for these ethics by establishing advisory review by appellate court judges, places transparency standards on gifts and travel, codifies recusal standards, and requires the court to disclose lobbying and dark money interests before it.

EL PASO — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) concluded his tour of El Paso and the border led by Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16). The congressman traveled to Texas to get a comprehensive look at the challenges migrants and federal law enforcement agents face along the border.

Press conference from El Paso HERE. 

Representative Johnson Elected Ranking Member of Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced he has secured positions as a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I). 

He was also elected by his peers as the ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, which he served as chairman of during the 117th Congress.

COVINGTON — On Friday, Jan. 20, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) visited Newton County College & Career Academy to congratulate 17-year-old senior Kevin Wadsworth as the winner of the Congressman’s 2022 Congressional App Challenge.

Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet in the 117th Congress, released the following statement in response to the report released on the Supreme Court’s investigation into the leak of the draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) – along with eight colleagues – sent a letter to Francisco Palmieri, Chargé D’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, expressing concerns after explosives were discovered near Colombia Vice President Francia Marquez’s home this week.