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118th Congress

December 15, 2023

Congressman Honors Former Staff Member Diagnosed With Chordoma 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that he reintroduced a resolution to raise awareness of a rare form of cancer called chordoma after a former member of his staff was diagnosed with the rare condition last year.  

Classified as a rare cancer of the spine and skull, chordoma is diagnosed in just 1,000 people worldwide every year, 300 of whom are in the United States.

Issues: Health Care

December 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced the Small Business Contracting Fairness Act, critical legislation to standardize treatment of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) within the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). 

Sen. Jon Ossoff (GA) introduced the Senate companion legislation. 


December 14, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) sent a letter today urging the Biden Administration to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, particularly as it relates to pregnant women and babies. The letter emphasizes the lack of medical resources available for pregnant women to give birth and newborn babies to receive proper neonatal care.


December 14, 2023

Members send bicameral letter to CFPB seeking to level the playing field for consumers, workers against corporate greed in financial services contracts


December 13, 2023

Ranking Member of Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Applauds U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Decision To Place Southeast Regional Office in Atlanta
 


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Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) speaks on Capitol Hill recently in defense of First Amendment rights. 

December 6, 2023

Sweeping Bill Implements a Series of Common-Sense Reforms to Address Deadly Crisis | Gun Violence Prevention Activists Applaud Warren-Johnson Leadership, Bold Action on Guns

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) introduced the House version of the Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act, which includes and builds upon Congressional Democrats’ strongest gun safety legislation in one bold, comprehensive bill that works to end the epidemic of gun violence in America. 


November 21, 2023

DeKalb County, GA — On Sunday, November 19, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) hosted his fifth-annual Unsung Heroes Awards at the Ours Studios in South DeKalb.

 


November 16, 2023

Commission’s Mission To Explore Conditions, Propose Solutions To Alleviate and Remedy Underlying Causes of Obstacles Facing Black Men & Boys

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that he has been appointed to the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys (CSSBMB), which was created by law in August 2020. It resides within the United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR).


November 13, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee that oversees the federal courts, today released the following statement after the Supreme Court announced the adoption of a code of conduct for the justices: