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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:

Call for passage of Judiciary Act to restore Court’s legitimacy 

ATLANTA, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), in partnership with the Department of State’s Atlanta Passport Agency, hosted more than 150 constituents for his District Passport Day, Wednesday, July 17, at the Latin American Association on Buford Highway.  

DECATUR, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a senior member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, provided a letter of support to MARTA that resulted in $25 million for the construction of the South DeKalb Transit Hub through the Federa