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The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011—or AIA— made the most fundamental changes to the patent laws that our country had not seen since the Patent Act of 1952. One of those fundamental changes was the creation of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board—an adjudicatory body within the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On June 21 – in wake of the Father's Day weekend – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Congressman Drew Ferguson (GA-03) introduced the bipartisan H. Res. 1190, which designates Nov. 9, 2022, as "Gold Star Father's Day," nationally.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement to mark the tenth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, established by President Obama on June 15, 2012:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced the Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2022, critical legislation to standardize treatment of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) within the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The bill would strengthen the U.S.
SPRING ACADEMY DAY REMARKS 2022 | THE HONORABLE HANK JOHNSON | UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE | SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022
I am honored to stand before you today as we celebrate Academy Day 2022. It's been a while since we've all been in person in this way, so it's good to see everyone this morning. Welcome.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for bipartisan legislation to ease the burden of rising costs on Georgia families and small businesses, while also boosting American exporters' ability to efficiently deliver products to the global marketplace.
Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement marking the 59th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, signed into law by President Kennedy on June 10, 1963: