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117th Congress

March 16, 2021

DECATUR, GA – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), announced Georgia recently received $552 million from the U.S. Treasury's Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program under the historic American Rescue Plan.

Because only larger metro Atlanta counties received COVID-19 relief funding under the CARES Act in 2020, residents in counties such as Rockdale and Newton could not get relief.

Issues: Housing

March 16, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Rep. Johnson joined fellow Democrats to pass the landmark American Rescue Plan and send it to President Biden's desk for his signature. Today, Rep. Johnson proudly highlights the vital resources that Georgia families and communities will receive to crush the virus, put vaccines in people's arms, money in people's pockets, children safely back in school and workers back in jobs.


March 14, 2021

LITHONIA, GA – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) joined U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, DeKalb County Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson and Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary for a site visit of Emory Hillandale Hospital in South DeKalb.

Emory Hospital officials and medical professionals, including Hospital Group President Bryce Gartland and Emory Hillandale CEO Jim Forstner, briefed the delegation on their COVID-19 response and how the hospital system is dealing with the pandemic.

Issues: Health Care

March 12, 2021

DECATUR—Congressman Henry "Hank" Johnson (GA-04) is encouraging 9th – 12th grade high school students, living or attending high school in the district, to submit their art creations as part of this year's Congressional Art Competition.


March 11, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted to pass H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act and H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, two commonsense gun violence prevention measures to require background checks on all gun sales and close the Charleston Loophole that allowed the hate crime at Mother Emanuel AME Church.

March 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted to pass H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The historic PRO Act will help rebuild the middle class by protecting workers' basic right to join a union, holding employers accountable for violating workers' rights and securing free, fair and safe union elections.


March 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement after voting in favor of final passage of The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.


March 10, 2021

ATLANTA — Georgia's Democratic congressional delegation spoke on the Covid-19 relief plan on Wednesday.

The virtually inclusive meeting took place at 11:30 a.m.


March 10, 2021

The Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, led by Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), would ban the transfer of a variety of military-grade weapons and ammunition, such as bayonets, grenades and explosives, as well as as Humvees and mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles that are left over from the post-9/11 wars.


March 9, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) re-introduced the bipartisan Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2021 that would place restrictions and transparency measures on the "1033 program," which allows the Department of Defense (DOD) to transfer excess military equipment to law enforcement agencies.
"Our neighborhoods need to be protected, but Americans and our founding fathers opposed blurring the line between police and the military," said Johnson.