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House Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
Hearing on "Federal Courts During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Best Practices, Opportunities for Innovation, and Lessons for the Future"
June 25, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
House Democrats Move to Strengthen ACA, While Trump Asks Supreme Court to Tear Law Down
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, one day before the Trump Administration is due to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to strike down the entirety of the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) unveiled House Democrats' new legislation to build on the ACA to lower health costs and prescription drug prices: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act.
Congressman: This is not what fair administration of justice looks like. Investigations must be opened based on facts, not political vendettas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of the Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Department of Justice: Political Interference and Threats to Prosecutorial Independence, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) exposes a disturbing pattern of abuse of power within the Administration during his questioning of John W. Elias, trial attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
America is awakened to the reality that far too many Black lives do not matter.
View the video here.
Stone Mountain, GA — More than 100 people took part in the city of Stone Mountain's March for Social Justice June 20.
The march was organized by city of Stone Mountain Mayor Pro Tem Chakira Johnson who said, "I organized the March for Social Justice in Stone Mountain after all the turmoil in America, with the most recent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and Rayshard Brooks.
Rep. Hank Johnson, who represents Georgia's Fourth Congressional District, is being honored as a recipient of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Abraham Lincoln Leadership for America award.
The Abraham Lincoln Leadership for America Award recognizes members of Congress who demonstrate the bipartisan leadership to advancing policies that support America's small businesses and entrepreneurs.
"I am happy to accept this award, and pledge to continue fighting for good fiscal policy that lifts everyone up not just the privileged few," said Johnson.
‘In the minds of the public'
The bill also includes language from another senior Judiciary Democrat, Hank Johnson of Georgia, to limit the types of military equipment that can be transferred to local law enforcement. Johnson said he's introduced the bill every Congress since 2014 but it wasn't until the protests after Floyd's death, when police lined the streets with military-grade weapons, that "it popped up front and center in the minds of the public."
As part of the Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability on June 10, Rep. Johnson, a senior member of the Committee, highlighted the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, change the culture of law enforcement and build trust between law enforcement and our communities.
View the CSPAN video here.
I'm pleased to report that the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 7120 – the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act – this week. Included in the bill is my Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, which was taken word-for-word, line-for-line in this transformative legislation that reimagines the broken culture of policing in America.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After 24-hours debating and marking up legislation, the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I) passed the surface transportation reauthorization bill late Thursday night – the INVEST in America Act – Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act out of committee.
Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) ensured his policy priorities were included in the $494 billion legislation.