Congressman Johnson Announces $83M to Help Households with Home Energy Costs
STONECREST, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that Georgia was awarded $83 million in funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). It’s part of $3.7 billion being released nationwide to help lower heating costs for American families this winter. Administered through the Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Community Services […]
Hank Holds CBC ALC Panel on Expanding SCOTUS
Congressman Johnson invited an all-star panel to his at #ALC52 @TheBlackCaucus panel on expanding SCOTUS and saving democracy. To watch, click HERE.
Congressman Johnson, Sen. Ossoff Introduce Bill To Boost Efforts To Decarbonize Aviation
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Sen. Jon Ossoff (GA) introduced the Hydrogen Aviation Strategy Act to create federal guidelines and conduct studies on the use of hydrogen to decarbonize aviation and to decrease air and noise pollution. Sen. Ossoff introduced the bipartisan bill with U.S. Sen. Lindsay Graham (SC) in the Senate and Rep. Johnson […]
Hank Renews Call for Justice Thomas to Resign
DECATUR, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is calling for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign in the aftermath of ProPublica’s story detailing that the justice has for more than 20 years been treated to luxury vacations and travel by billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow, who also paid Thomas’ wife a salary of $120,000 for her […]
Congressman Johnson Hosting Free Campaign Yard Sign Giveaway Event
STONECREST, GA – On Saturday, October 22 from 10 AM to 12:30 PM, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is holding a free campaign yard sign giveaway event at the Burroughs Building – 6440 Old Hillandale Drive in Lithonia 30058. Congressman Johnson will be on hand as will DeKalb County Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson handing out yard […]
Hank Kicks Off CBC ALC ’22 At Inventor’s Patent Academy
Congressman Addresses ALC Panel: “The Inventor’s Patent Academy: Training the Next Generation of Black Inventors and Entrepreneurs.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property & the Internet, delivered the following remarks at the opening day of the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference for a panel […]
Hank Introduces RAP Act To Protect Artists’ 1st Amendment Rights
To read the RAP Act: click HERE WHAT THEY ARE SAYING “Songwriters of N. America fully supports and endorses the RAP Act, which prohibits the widespread prosecutorial tactic of using free speech and creative expression as evidence of criminal conduct. This tactic, rooted in systemic racism, is primarily used as a means to target creators […]
Hank Fights To Lower Costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This month, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted to send historic, inflation-fighting legislation to the President’s desk. The Inflation Reduction Act will deliver landmark investments to lower Georgia families’ kitchen table costs, create nine million good-paying union jobs, combat the climate crisis and dramatically reduce the deficit. “Today, I proudly voted to fight […]
Congressman Supports Commonsense Gun Reform: “Protecting Our Kids Act”
In the wake of the epidemic of gun violence, mass shootings and attacks on young school children, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) issued the following statement in support of H.R. 7910, The Protecting Our Kids Act of 2022, as it was marked up and passed out of the House Judiciary Committee. “It has been nine days […]
Early voting opens for Georgia primaries
Absentee ballots can be requested until May 13, submitted by May 24. By Mark Niesse — Mark.Niesse@ajc.com ELECTIONS Three weeks of early voting begins Monday for voters who want to cast their ballots in the Georgia primary before election day on May 24. In-person early voting is usually the most popular way of participating in […]
