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May 15, 2024

With Supreme Court Mired in Ethical Lapses, Right-Wing Activism and All-Time Low Approval Ratings, House Members Create Court Reform Task Force To Restore Balance, Accountability to Court


May 15, 2024

Johnson celebrates his priorities in the bill that will also protect the safety of the flying public and maintain American leadership in aviation


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May 1, 2024

STONECREST, GA – On Saturday, April 27 Congressman Hank Johnson honored the achievements and talents of high school students in Georgia’s Fourth District during time set aside by his office called “A Day with Hank.” 

The day’s events showcased young leaders and artists by recognizing them at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta for Georgia Service Academy Day in the morning, and later at his district office announcing the winners of his 2024 Congressional Art Competition. 


April 20, 2024

Johnson Supports Funding for Ukraine, Taiwan; Votes Against Funding Israel’s War in Gaza

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted today in support of the series of critical security supplemental bills -- save for Israel’s War in Gaza -- that provide much-needed defense assistance to our allies and partners around the world.

Rep. Johnson said sending more offensive weapons to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was an untenable position.


April 16, 2024

During Black Maternal Health Week, Georgia Democrats led by Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) partnered with the Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Together they released a video raising awareness of the fact that Black women in Georgia and nationwide are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than White women. Georgia has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country.

Issues: Health Care

April 16, 2024
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Keynote Speech at National Consumer Law Center Spring Training Event Delivered Remotely
Friday, April 12 at 4 PM at Omni Hotel at Centennial Park 

Hello everyone, thank you for having me here this afternoon. 

It is my honor to have been invited to deliver the keynote address to this, the Spring Training Event of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, a group that I deeply respect and whose work I greatly admire. 

Issues: Consumer Protection

April 10, 2024
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Hearing on “Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III – IP  Protections for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works”

Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property & the Internet,  released the following statement during today's hearing -- “Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part III – IP  Protections for AI-Assisted Inventions and Creative Works.”

Issues: Consumer Protection Justice & Court Reform National Security and Foreign Policy

April 4, 2024

WASHINGTON  U.S. Representatives Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Burgess Owens (UT-04) introduced the Preventing Child Trafficking Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen collaboration between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to combat child trafficking.


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From left: Carolyn Sutton, Awilda Gonzalez, Leona Perry, Lisa Wright, Cheryl Board, Hank Johnson, Sushma Barakoti, Jan McIntyre, Cynthia Roman-Hernandez, Heather Fenton, Rita Scott and Honey Van De Kreke. 

March 25, 2024

DECATUR, GA – On Saturday, March 23, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) honored eleven (11) women in Georgia’s Fourth District with his Fourth Annual Trailblazer Awards in recognition of their pioneering careers and service to the greater community.

In recognition of Women’s History Month, all honorees were pioneers and champions in their field of service. 


March 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, March 8, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, and Ranking Member Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced “The Federal Judgeship Act of 2024” to provide necessary relief to the overburdened judicial system.